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ASA Annual Meeting 2017

Faith and Science Talks from our STEAM Project Conference Track

STEAM logo As part of ESN’s 2016-2018 faith/science endeavors through a generous grant from the Fuller STEAM Project, we sponsored a student/early career track in collaboration with the American Scientific Affiliation at their 2017 conference. If you enjoyed our STEAM project faith/science blog series, you may also want to listen to the panels below, hosted at the ASA website. We’ve gathered a list of them here for the convenience of those reading the STEAM series at the ESN blog. 

This project was made possible through the support of an award from the Science and Theology for Emerging Adult Ministries project at Fuller Theological Seminary. The opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Fuller or the STEAM project.

Speaker, S. Joshua Swamidass: Science, Mission, and Flourishing (audio, slides)

Panel, Se Kim, Denis Lamoureux, Kevin Orner, Ciara Reyes: Communicating with Secular Peers About Faith and Science (audio)

Panel, Otonye Braide-Moncoeur, Josiah Lewis, Johnny Lin: Flourishing in a Science Career (audio)

Panel, Katharine Hayhoe, Stephen Moshier, and Leslie Wickman: Communicating about Science with Christian Communities (audio)

ASA Executive Director Leslie Wickman shares insights regarding “Communicating about Science with Christian Communities” as part of an Emerging Scholars Network panel at the 2017 ASA Annual Meetings. She was joined on this panel by Texas Tech U. political science professor / director of the Climate Science Center Katharine Hayhoe and ASA president / Wheaton Chair of Geology Stephen Moshier.

Next Steps for ESN — Part 2: Vision, Partnership

I greatly appreciate the ASA’s ongoing partnership with InterVarsity, particularly when it comes to engaging with college and graduate students at our Annual Meeting. Hannah Eagleson and Tom Grosh have done a wonderful job of creating opportunities for students to interact with their peers as well as professionals within their disciplines. These networking connections are a win for everyone involved, and we look forward to continuing this partnership at next year’s ASA meeting. — Leslie Wickman, Ph.D., Executive Director, American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) [Read more…] about Next Steps for ESN — Part 2: Vision, Partnership

The Martian and Speed Mentoring: ESN at ASA 2017 Annual Meeting This Weekend

colorado aspen photoIf you’re headed to the American Scientific Affiliation 2017 Annual Meeting, join ESN for the following events. Even if you’re not able to go, we would deeply appreciate your prayers. Hope to see many of you there! ESN’s events at the ASA conference are made possible through the support of an award from the Science and Theology for Emerging Adult Ministries project at Fuller Theological Seminary. The opinions expressed are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Fuller or the STEAM project. Check out our faith/science series, another part of our STEAM grant project, or read about the whole project here. 

Did you see The Martian? Do you like breakfast? If either of those things rings true and you’re coming to the American Scientific Affiliation Annual Meeting this weekend, join us for the student/early career breakfast on Saturday. We’ll hear about The Martian from a scientist with actual Mars Rover experience. Read on to learn more about this, other informal opportunities for early career scientists and students, and the student track sessions (also in the program). [Read more…] about The Martian and Speed Mentoring: ESN at ASA 2017 Annual Meeting This Weekend

July 2017 Prayer Post

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Dear friends,

As we start July, would you pray with us at the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN)?

Please pray for:

  • Genuine rest and Sabbath for busy academics
  • Safety in summer travels
  • Chances for Christian academics to serve others in the church and beyond this summer
  • Growing writer base for the the blog
    • Praise: Several participants in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA’s 2017 Midwest Faculty Conference shared a passion for coming alongside Emerging Scholars in their academic journey by writing for the blog. Pray for next steps in creating future posts. Note: The most recent ESN Review highlights a number of our Spring 2017 posts / series.
  • ESN’s upcoming track at the American Scientific Affiliation’s (ASA) 2017 Annual Meetings
    • July 28 – 31, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.
    • Theme for the Annual Meetings: Exploring New Heights for Science & Stewardship

Let’s thank God for:

  • All the many ways He provides for us each day
    • By God’s grace the Emerging Scholars Network finished “in the black” this fiscal year.
  • The many ESN members graduating or achieving some other significant milestone this summer
  • Good books to read
  • The community of the church
  • The beauty of the natural world

We close with a hymn by Charles Wesley:

O for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemer’s praise,
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace!

My gracious Master and my God,
assist me to proclaim,
to spread thro’ all the earth abroad
the honors of your name.

Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
that bids our sorrows cease,
’tis music in the sinner’s ears,
’tis life and health and peace.

He breaks the power of cancelled sin,
he sets the prisoner free;
his blood can make the foulest clean;
his blood availed for me.

To God all glory, praise, and love
be now and ever given
by saints below and saints above,
the Church in earth and heaven. – Text from Hymnary.com, http://hymnary.org/text/o_for_a_thousand_tongues_to_sing_my

Engaging Science & Theology for Emerging Adult Ministries

2016 Catalina Island
For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. – Psalm 95:3-7a (NIV)

In September I had the privilege of participating in the STEAM (i.e., Science & Theology for Emerging Adult Ministries) Project Conference held at Catalina Island, CA. STEAM was initiated at Fuller Theological Seminary when Greg Cootsona and Dave Navarra

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