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2012 Henry Martyn Lectures

A Dialogical Campus Ministry

June 24, 2013 by Tom Grosh IV 4 Comments

"I'm still waiting to read a scientific paper that gives a biological explanation of the emergence of biological science among us human beings, also a naturalist account of what motivates people to become evolutionary psychologists and why others are impressed by their explanations." -- A taste of the pointed wit which draws one into Part 3  of   Vinoth Ramachandra's  Engaging the University (22:04). As you my remember from  Part 2, the recording cut off as he began a "defense of the human."  Ramachandra focuses on … [Read more...] about A Dialogical Campus Ministry

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: 2012 Henry Martyn Lectures, apologetics, biological reductionism, Christian voice, communication, dialogue, Engaging the University, evangelism, higher education, IFES, intellect, knowledge, mission, missions, pastoral care, Pluralism, university, Vinoth Ramachandra

A Mission to the University: Part 2 of Engaging the University

June 5, 2013 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

Part 2  of  Vinoth Ramachandra's  Engaging the University (21:22)  is packed. After exploring the broad topics of funding's push toward instrumentalism, the fragmentation of campus academic life by global communication, and the lack  of "any coherent master narrative for a central point of reference . . . to evaluate the relationship of . . . parcels of knowledge to other parcels or to weigh their relative importance," Ramachandra  considers three  challenges which Christians face in engaging the … [Read more...] about A Mission to the University: Part 2 of Engaging the University

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: 2012 Henry Martyn Lectures, apologetics, biological reductionism, Christian voice, communication, Engaging the University, evangelism, fragmentation, funding, higher education, IFES, intellect, knowledge, mission, missions, pastoral care, university, Vinoth Ramachandra

A Mission to the University: Part 1 of Engaging the University

May 30, 2013 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

"Dr. Ramachandra  is a theologian and an activist whose work engages with the context of his native Sri Lanka, a country whose long conflict has often been drawn along ethnic and religious lines, and his familiarity with student networks in Asia and across the globe. He gained a bachelors degree and a doctorate from Imperial  College, London, in nuclear engineering. For many years he has worked for  the  International Fellowship of Evangelical Students  [IFES], presently as  Secretary for Dialogue & Social … [Read more...] about A Mission to the University: Part 1 of Engaging the University

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: 2012 Henry Martyn Lectures, apologetics, Cardinal John Henry Newman, Engaging the University, evangelism, Henry Martyn, higher education, IFES, knowledge, mission, missions, university, Vinoth Ramachandra

A Mission to the University: Henry Martyn Centre

May 14, 2013 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

Listening to the introduction of the  2012 Henry Martyn Lectures,  delivered  by  Dr Vinoth Ramachandra,  spurred my curiosity with regard to: Who is  Henry Martyn? What is his relationship to the subcontinent? How come there is an active centre and library at Cambridge, which now has a growing focus on the  academic study of mission and world Christianity, named after him? Why celebrate the  bicentenary of his death with events, seminars, services, an exhibition, and this capstone lecture series? On the … [Read more...] about A Mission to the University: Henry Martyn Centre

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: 2012 Henry Martyn Lectures, Cambridge, Charles Simeon, Engaging the University, Henry Martyn, knowledge, mission, missions, Ravi Zacharias, university, Vinoth Ramachandra

A Mission to the University

May 13, 2013 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

Do Christ followers have a mission in, to, and alongside the university? Yes. Is the university a global mission worth significant investment of time, resources, and energy? Yes. How do we embrace, engage, and give voice to the university mission? Recently I listened to  the 2012 Henry Martyn Lectures, delivered  by Dr Vinoth Ramachandra. Ramachandra's  overall topic is  Mission as Prophetic Engagement.  Lecture 1 focuses upon  Engaging the University. As you may already know,  Ramachandra serves on the International … [Read more...] about A Mission to the University

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: 2012 Henry Martyn Lectures, apologetics, Engaging the University, evangelism, IFES, knowledge, mission, university, Vinoth Ramachandra

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