Lent is halfway through, we've set our clocks ahead, and Peeps are on the store shelves. It must be nearly spring, and so soon young men's fancies will lightly turn to thoughts of life. New life will be everywhere: blooming flowers, baby birds, buzzing cicadas. We know where this life comes from. But where did the first life come from? That remains a mystery, yet one which many young folks of all sorts seek to unravel. One group in Scotland has gone so far as to build their own "Chemputer" to help, and its first results … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Ask Your Parents Where Life Comes From
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Join us on 2/24: Online Chat about Christian Scholars Foundation Legacy Grant
Are you an early career faculty person? Interested in applying to the 2024 Christian Scholars Foundation Legacy Grant? Know someone who might be? Join us on Sat 2/24 at 11am EST/10 CST/9 MST/8 PST! Hear from the 2023 Awardee Dr. George Montañez, and chat with members of the 2024 Grant Committee. We have made some changes to the application for clarity and timeline purposes. They are very much in the spirit of the grant's tradition of flexible support for the research of early career Christian scholars, and we … [Read more...] about Join us on 2/24: Online Chat about Christian Scholars Foundation Legacy Grant
Science Corner: When the Bloom is off the Rose
Imagine if you will a holiday on which it is customary to bring flowers, chocolates, and the like to another person for whom one has romantic feelings. I know, I know, a preposterous proposition, but sometimes an outlandish thought experiment can be helpful. And so on this holiday, you bring a gift of flowers and observe how happy they make your crush. The next year, you are late to the florist and cannot get flowers so you bring chocolate instead and notice an equally happy reaction. The following year you are extra … [Read more...] about Science Corner: When the Bloom is off the Rose
Conference Report: Developing A Christian Mind at Harvard/MIT
On January 19-20, 2024, the first Developing a Christian Mind Conference in the United States was held at Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This article is drawn from a report written to ministry partners by Jeff Barneson, Associate Director of Faculty Ministry and Campus Staff Minister at Harvard University. Last weekend we hosted our first conference on Developing a Christian Mind at Harvard & MIT. The initiative, based on the longstanding conference - DCM Oxford - was an experiment for … [Read more...] about Conference Report: Developing A Christian Mind at Harvard/MIT
ESN Announces: American Scientific Association 2024 Winter Symposium
The Emerging Scholars Network has loved partnering with the American Scientific Affiliation for many years. Elaine Howard Ecklund is a friend and past ESN Conversation guest and so we were very excited to learn of her presentation this weekend at the ASA Winter Symposium. Here are the details! WHEN: Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 1:00 ETCOST: Free (a free-will donation is suggested)SPEAKER: Elaine Howard EcklundTITLE: Why Science and Faith Need Each Other REGISTER: Scan the … [Read more...] about ESN Announces: American Scientific Association 2024 Winter Symposium