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When God Talks Back by T.M. Luhrmann

September 4, 2012 by Micheal Hickerson 3 Comments

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For the past several weeks, I’ve been reading T.M. Luhrmann’s When God Talks Back: Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God. The book addresses a simple, but profound, question from the perspective of a nonbeliever: how can seemingly rational, otherwise normal people claim to discern God’s will, to hear God’s voice, and, sometimes, to even see or feel […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice, When God Talks Back Tagged With: academia, anthropology, Augustine, evangelicals, Prayer, research, t.m. luhrmann, Vineyard, When God Talks Back

Best Books for Undergrads: Your Picks

December 21, 2009 by Micheal Hickerson 4 Comments

Thanks to everyone who weighed in on my request for the best books for undergrads! Here are the recommendations that we received on the blog, from Facebook, and via email. Tom and I received an amazing variety of responses. Here were some interesting trends: C. S. Lewis was recommended more than any other author, but […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Resources for ESN Members Tagged With: academia, books, culture, theology, undergraduates

Which conferences do you love to attend?

July 21, 2009 by Micheal Hickerson 3 Comments

Today, just a quick question for the ESN community: Which conferences do you love to attend? No boundaries on type – they can be Christian, secular, academic, church-related, artistic, theological, national, local, whatever. Or, if you’re the aspirational sort, which conferences would you love to attend if you could? In a mere coincidence, but TEDGlobal2009 is […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Life in the Academy Tagged With: academia, conferences, fc08, tedtalks

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