This year, we're sharing a different Advent resource each week. We're especially focusing on resources that provide deep reflection in a doable amount of time, and that feel the weight of this year and also point us to the riches of our hope in Christ. Today we're delighted to point readers to Cole Arthur Riley's Black Liturgies, an ongoing collection of contemplative prayer and reflection shared through Instagram. Cole Arthur Riley describes herself at her website Black Liturgist as "a writer, liturgist, speaker … [Read more...] about 2020 Advent Resources, Week 2: Black Liturgies
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Science Corner: The Dance of Life and Advent Pt 1
I haven't discussed many books this year, but I'm currently reading The Dance of Life by Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz and Roger Highfield and I was struck by the relevance to advent. Zernicka-Goetz is a developmental biologist, which means she studies the processes by which a fertilized zygote transforms from a single cell to an entire organism like a mouse or a human. The book, cowritten with journalist Roger Highfield, is both a memoir of Zernicka-Goetz' career and an introduction to her research and its context in the … [Read more...] about Science Corner: The Dance of Life and Advent Pt 1
Advent Resources for 2019
Looking for Advent resources? Here are some from ESN and others. However you choose to honor the season, we pray that Christ's presence would be very real to you this year. - Hannah Eagleson, ESN Associate Director ESN Dwelling in Advent and Christmas Reading List From our Fall 2019 Weekly Readings for Grad Students and Faculty Week 1: First Week of Advent: The Word (Scholar's Compass), Series by Joy Moore Week 2: Second Week of Advent: Hope (Scholar's Compass), Series by Joy Moore Week 3: Third Week … [Read more...] about Advent Resources for 2019
Merry Christmas from Emerging Scholars Network
During this Christmas season, we pray that you would find joy in Christ, the light of the world. We thought this ancient hymn would be a helpful reflection for the last Sunday of Advent and for Christmas a few days later. May God bless you richly in this season! - The ESN Team … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas from Emerging Scholars Network
Science Corner: The Future, Fast and Slow
"The future is already here--it's just not very evenly distributed." That quote from William Gibson is usually referenced to discuss how new technologies are adopted. Yet it struck me today as an apt way to think about the Christmas story. When Jesus was born as the Son of God incarnate, the future arrived in a very tangible way. We no longer needed to await the arrival of the Messiah; he was here bringing hope for a new creation. Now our season of advent looks ahead to his return and a time when that new creation will … [Read more...] about Science Corner: The Future, Fast and Slow