3 Fall Reading Groups for Christian Grad Students & Faculty (Online) ESN is delighted to present 3 fall online reading group options. You can choose your area of interest and time commitment level: Scripture engagement (10 weekly meetings), faith & work for scholars (6 meetings, mostly in October), or environmental restoration (4 monthly meetings). Learn more and sign up to receive further details below! Option 1: The 30-Minute Bible Have you read the Bible and are not sure what it's all about or … [Read more...] about 3 Fall Reading Groups for Christian Grad Students & Faculty (Online)
Creation Care
Call for Presenters: Creation Care @ the Frontiers of Mission (April 6-7)
A message from our friends in the Lausanne Movement / World Evangelical Alliance Creation Care Network. ESN shares conference announcements and calls for papers from time to time as a way for folks in our network to learn about gatherings they may appreciate and opportunities to share their work. … [Read more...] about Call for Presenters: Creation Care @ the Frontiers of Mission (April 6-7)
Scholar’s Call: An ecologist in the household of God
Today Richard Gunton of Faith in Scholarship shares his perspective on how his Christian worldview and the discipline of ecology interact. We're delighted to share pieces from FiSch members from time to time, and are grateful for Richard's thoughtful reflections on ecology. Stay tuned for more on the FiSch ecology working group in tomorrow's "Highlighting Community" post. … [Read more...] about Scholar’s Call: An ecologist in the household of God
Science Corner: I just want to say one word to you — Plastics
That bit of wisdom was offered as investment advice in 1967's The Graduate. Plastics were the future then, and almost 50 years later, plastics are still the future, albeit for different reasons. For example, nearly all seabirds will be eating plastic by 2050 according to a recent study. There's a lot of plastic debris floating in the oceans, most of it in tiny pieces. Birds (and fish and other marine life) inadvertently eat it to their detriment; the negative consequences can be immediate or cumulative. … [Read more...] about Science Corner: I just want to say one word to you — Plastics
Missionaries Changed the World Once – Can they do it again?
The topic of a recent cover story in Christianity Today is shaking up not only the world of missions, but also academia. The World the Missionaries Made is a report on the work of Robert Woodberry, a sociologist currently researching at the Political Science Department of the National University of Singapore. CT's Executive Editor Andy Crouch calls it the CT cover story of which he is most proud. Its thesis and Woodberry's work support a remarkable conclusion – that a generation of “conversionary protestant … [Read more...] about Missionaries Changed the World Once – Can they do it again?