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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]