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
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Author Interview: James Ungureanu, Historian of Science
One of our goals at ESN is to support Christian academics in their scholarly writing and publishing, so we love to highlight publications by ESN writers as we can. This fall University of Pittsburgh Press is releasing James Ungureanu's new scholarly book. We greatly appreciated Dr. Ungureanu's work for ESN's new faith and science study guide, and we're delighted to present this interview about his new full length book. Book: Science, Religion, and the Protestant Tradition: Retracing the Origins of … [Read more...] about Author Interview: James Ungureanu, Historian of Science
Healing through the ESN Steam Grant Project
When I was approached to lead conversations with graduate students about science and faith topics as part of the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) STEAM grant project, I accepted with a good deal of hesitation. I had grown up with a narrative of science and Christianity being in conflict, had no resources for resolving that narrative as an undergraduate chemistry major, and became totally exhausted of the topic by the time I was starting my graduate school journey. Things were no different by the time I graduated and … [Read more...] about Healing through the ESN Steam Grant Project
Faith Across The Multiverse Book Club Event
Beginning September 30th, join us for a grand conversation on Faith across the Multiverse: Parables from Modern Science with author, Andy Walsh. Yes, that's the weekly ESN science blogger! Since Andy's part of our network, I thought I'd ask him a few quick questions: … [Read more...] about Faith Across The Multiverse Book Club Event
Does the Bible support discovery of God’s creation through scientific method/inquiry? (STEAM Grant Series April Question)
Question: Does the Bible support discovery of God's creation through scientific method and inquiry, directly and/or indirectly? This academic year, ESN is creating a Faith/Science curriculum for young adult small groups. We're partnering with InterVarsity graduate student discussion groups to identify faith/science questions that are important to emerging scholars, and then commissioning thoughtful Christians in science or theology/philosophy to explore those questions in a series at the ESN blog. We will … [Read more...] about Does the Bible support discovery of God’s creation through scientific method/inquiry? (STEAM Grant Series April Question)