When I was seventeen, a family friend warned me to be careful with my plans to study English literature at university: "A lot of people lose their faith." It wasn't that the church environment I grew up in was anti-intellectual or suspicious of higher education per se. Many members were well educated professionals; there were one or two academics, though their work life tended to be regarded with benign bemusement. But this friend's comment communicated the sense that plunging too deeply into the secular humanities was … [Read more...] about Through the Lens of Faith: Studying Literature in the Communion of Saints
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Emerging Scholars Network Conversations: Autumn 2022
ESN Conversations is going into its third year and has become a place where ESN members have the opportunity to interact with thoughtful Christian scholars about important questions of academic and cultural import. Our YouTube channel now includes over 30 conversations extending back over two years and has enjoyed over 3300 views and a growing (free) subscriber base. Our past conversations are a great resource for personal listening, a video (or just audio if you want) discussion of a book you are interested in, or a … [Read more...] about Emerging Scholars Network Conversations: Autumn 2022
Interview with 2021 Christian Scholars Foundation-ESN Grant Recipient Kyle Brawner
We're delighted to share an interview with Dr. Kyle Brawner, 2021 Christian Scholars Foundation-ESN Grant Recipient. Learn more about the CSF-ESN grant for junior faculty here, and please consider applying! Biography for Kyle Brawner I grew up in the Nashville, TN area and received my bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology from Lipscomb University in 2012. I subsequently pursued doctoral studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where I researched Helicobacter pylori, the leading cause of stomach cancer. … [Read more...] about Interview with 2021 Christian Scholars Foundation-ESN Grant Recipient Kyle Brawner
Do Christians Care About Social Justice? 500 Years of the Brown Church
Are Christianity and social justice incompatible? Or are they deeply integrated in ways that many Americans have forgotten or ignored? According to Robert Chao Romero, author of the new book Brown Church, Christians have much to learn from a 500 year history of Latina/o social justice, theology, and identity that even many Latina/os are unfamiliar with. Speaking today at the Emerging Scholars Network is Dr. Robert Chao Romero (@ProfeChaoRomero), author of The Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, … [Read more...] about Do Christians Care About Social Justice? 500 Years of the Brown Church
Interview with Derek Thompson, 2019 CSF Grant Recipient
ESN loves to provide opportunities for members, and there's still time to apply for the 2020 Christian Scholars Foundation Grant, offering $20k this year. A key membership benefit of ESN, this junior faculty grant is offered to an ESN member every year by the Christian Scholars Foundation (CSF). CSF generously partners with ESN to support a junior faculty member with funds that can be used for research or other projects exploring Christian scholarship. Enjoy our interview with 2019 grant recipient Derek Thompson below, … [Read more...] about Interview with Derek Thompson, 2019 CSF Grant Recipient