Why do evangelical Christians join – and remain in – Bible studies? That's how I would characterize the basic themes of this and next weeks' chapters of James S. Bielo's Words Upon the Word: An Ethnography of Evangelical Group Bible Study, which I have been blogging through as part of my research project on academic perspectives on evangelicals. In chapter 3, “Cultivating Intimacy,” Bielo observes the close relationship between evangelicals' view of God and their desire for relationships with fellow Christians. Next … [Read more...] about Bielo: Intimacy in Evangelical Bible Studies
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Some recent gems from the other ESN website
If you're not receiving the quarterly Emerging Scholars Review, you should be —join ESN as a member or update your membership to receive quarterly emails with the newest articles from ESN's main website. Here's what you might have missed: Reflecting on Psalm 90: Two of my favorite colleages —Graduate & Faculty Ministries National Director Bobby Gross and my partner in online materials Tom Trevethan —joined forces to offer a couple of great resources on Psalm 90. Bobby has written a personal liturgy for Psalm 90 … [Read more...] about Some recent gems from the other ESN website
Studying the Bible Together on Campus
Today, I've been invited to a faculty Bible study at Northern Kentucky University, and I hope that my schedule will let me attend. InterVarsity is committed to building "witnessing communities of students and faculty," and group Bible studies are an integral part of those communities. With our upcoming ESN Book Club discussion of The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship, we'll have more opportunities to talk about communities of Christian scholars. (Spoiler! Chapter Six is titled "Building Academic Communities.") … [Read more...] about Studying the Bible Together on Campus