We figured it was time for a follow-up on what to do once you’ve found the postdoc you were looking for.Read more…
I Found a Postdoc in the Sciences: Now What? (Pt 1)
Postdocs occupy a weird, liminal space in the path of the scholar.Read more…
Thinking as Worship
Sometime in my junior year a faculty member spoke to our InterVarsity chapter. I remember distinctly one element of his talk, a quote in German that he attributed to Luther. It is a message that has stayed with me and a few years ago I set out to track down the origin of the quote. Read more…
Teaching Tips: Grace and Identity
As an undergraduate, I found it very difficult to contribute to class discussions—sometimes I was too shy to speak up, other times I simply couldn’t think of anything to say. The struggle persisted into graduate school, where I pushed myself to participate, but was still frustrated and disappointed in my performance. I suspected that my professors were too.Read more…
Teaching Tips: Growing in Respect, Learning to Fly
Beth Madison shares two things she’s learned about teaching from Ephesians. Read more…
Letter to My Self, Starting Graduate School
Well, congratulations—you’re going to graduate school! So—this is your future self, writing from a decade ahead to let you know that you’ll have a lot of fun. On the other hand . . . it won’t all be easy. Read more…
Jesus Among the Scholars: InterVarsity Faculty Conferences, Summer 2017
Are you a professor looking for ways to connect with other faculty who care deeply about integrating faith and academic vocation? Do you long for a time of reflection and prayer this summer? Would you like to learn from others and share your own stories? InterVarsity Grad/Faculty Ministries has four summer faculty conferences in different regions of the US. Read more…
Why I Appreciate Christian Scholars, Post 2
My personal appreciation for Christian scholars stems from the many deep, enriching conversations I’ve had with them. People who combine intellectual acumen with a passion for their field, the patience to teach and a mind set on Christ are a rare gift.Read more…
Writing Exercises My Respect Muscles (Writing As a Spiritual Discipline Series)
In South Africa where I lived for many years, the basic “hello” greeting, sawubona, translates literally, “I see you.”Read more…
Reimagining the Sacred & the Cool: A Literary Symposium (Highlighting Community)
Missing Books and Culture? Want to have awesome conversations about literature and faith? Wishing you could hang out in a cool Christian study center this spring? Our friends at Upper House, a Christian study center in Madison, Wisconsin, have a way to address all three of those longings. Read more…
New Series: Why I Appreciate Christian Scholars
This spring semester, ESN is delighted to introduce a new series, “Why I Appreciate Christian Scholars.” In this series, we’ll hear from believers in many vocations and walks of life who want to share an encouraging word on why they value the work of Christians in academic vocations. We launch the series today with a reflection and prayer by Gary Anderson, a Gordon-Conwell seminary student and Park Street Church pastoral intern with a background in business.Read more…
Science Corner: Math with a Flourish
[O]nce you’ve had a deep think about math and rewarded yourself by baking some pie, math can also help you figure out how to divide the pie up fairly.Read more…
What we learn about Godly Scholarship from Hebrews
Hebrews has a lot to teach us as Christian academics. Read more…
Returning to Mapping Your Academic Career
Summary: Traces the career trajectory of a college professor, identifying the factors that mark the successful passage from one “cohort” to the next, the risks to be negotiated in each season of work, and key resources for career development.Read more…
Highlighting Community: Faith in Scholarship Workgroup on Ecosystem Services
Yoseph Araya reports on a group of Christian scholars integrating faith and an understanding of ecological action.Read more…
Scholar’s Call: An ecologist in the household of God
Jesus Christ has called me to follow Him as the world’s saviour and lord. As part of this, He’s called me to be an ecologist.Read more…
Review: Mapping Your Academic Career, by Dr. Gary Burge
Based on the reviews on the back cover, this book is already striking chords with many faculty at all stages of their career. It also should be required reading for those in professional development programs, administrators, and organizations like Emerging Scholars that work with faculty. Dr. Burge highlights a lacuna in faculty development and gives some frame for those stakeholders to engage faculty in their midst.Read more…
Partner with ESN: Urbana 2015
Urbana 2015 is growing into the best Urbana yet for Christian academics living missionally in the secular academy. Will you support ESN to help make that happen? Read more…
Christian Engagement in the Renewing of Higher Education
May you be inspired as Santa Ono, Ph.D., the President of the U. of Cincinnati, gives testimony to how his life has been and continues to be shaped by his relationship with God and the people of God (including members of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship) in relationship to the wider culture — even in the “small city” of the university and the intricacies of family dynamics.Read more…
Live: “The End of the University?” Symposium
Please join us today for the “The End of the University?’ Symposium with Santa Ono, President of the U. of Cincinnati. Time: 9:30am – 12 pm EST. Below are the links to use (and share with friends/colleagues): Go to: Event PageRead more…
“The End of the University?” Symposium
Saturday March 1, 2014. The End of the University? The Ohio Valley Faculty Symposium with Dr. Santa Ono, president of the U. of Cincinnati. Two talks live via videoconference on 8 sites in 4 states. Note: In his second talk, Dr. Santa Ono explores the challenges and opportunities for followers of Jesus Christ. Read more…
Teaching Religion and the Curriculum
I thought about naming this teaching religion non-apologetically, but that might be too narrow of an idea. So instead, I will take up the issue of what it means to teach according to a curriculum, and then apply that conceptRead more…
How Christians relate to the world — Nigel Biggar
Nigel Biggar[1] How Christians relate to the world (1/26/2013) from oxfordchristianmind (46 min, 32 sec). Teaser: [A] vocation is a very particular duty. Just a word about vocation here. A vocation is not the same as a particular job orRead more…
Does your soul cry out?
With the new year only a few days away, does your soul cry out as mine . . . . . . Jesus, you’re the one who saves us constantly creates us into something new Jesus, surely you will findRead more…