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
Resources for ESN Members
We Are Growing! We Are Hiring!
We want to grow the ESN team! After many years as our blog editor, Hannah Eagleson is assuming the role of Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships. Hannah will serve as our liaison with partner organizations working in higher education, including the American Scientific Affiliation, study centers, and other partners. She will support our new Scholars Compass booklet with groups using this resource to connect faith and work in the academy. And as Director, Bob Trube gives overall direction of ESN's ministry as well … [Read more...] about We Are Growing! We Are Hiring!
Apply for the $26k Christian Scholars Foundation-ESN Grant
We are delighted to announce that the annual Christian Scholars Foundation-ESN Grant for junior faculty will increase to $26,000 for 2022. The CSF-ESN grant, awarded annually to an ESN member who is junior faculty, consistently supports excellent projects that integrate faith and scholarship and support the common good. CSF-ESN Grant awardees have gone on to model excellent integration of scholarship and faith in both secular and Christian institutions, to serve in innovative programs such as the Fulbright … [Read more...] about Apply for the $26k Christian Scholars Foundation-ESN Grant
February through April ESN Conversations.
We are very excited to announce our upcoming ESN Conversations for the next three months and wanted to let you know so you could get these on your calendar. February 10, 2022: Faithful Antiracism. We will be joined by Chad Brennan, who is coordinator of the Race, Religion, and Justice Project, and founder of Renew Partnerships, a Christian research and consulting ministry that focuses on diversity and race in faith-based organizations. Also joining us is Christina Barland Edmondson. She is a higher education … [Read more...] about February through April ESN Conversations.
New Society Inspiring Christian Scholars in Public Universities
Omar Montero teaches architecture and design at Buenos Aires University, Argentina's premier institution of higher learning. When he heard about the Society of Christian Scholars, he said, only somewhat facetiously, “I thought I was the only Christian scholar in the secular academic world! I had no idea that there were so many believing academics in secular institutions.” Omar was so encouraged by this discovery that he committed his life to fulfilling the challenge expressed by Christian historian George Marsden in … [Read more...] about New Society Inspiring Christian Scholars in Public Universities