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Critical Race Theory: An Overview and Appraisal

February 5, 2021 by Jeff Liou 2 Comments

Having its origins in and influence upon the academy, it seems fitting for ESN to publish a blog post on this highly influential academic movement and its reception in Christian communities. Some Christian communities engage Critical Race Theory (CRT) with great skepticism, some with indifference, and some welcome it. This post begins with a sympathetic […]

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: academic culture, big questions, critical race theory

Resources for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 16, 2017 by ESN Announce No Comments

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ESN Staff prays for the ongoing grace to seek justice and practice mercy, to stand with the vulnerable, and to celebrate the vast diversity of people represented in God’s Kingdom. Here are a few resources the ESN blog has shared over the past few years related to the work of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Public Intellectuals Tagged With: America's story, big questions, BSAP, justice, Martin Luther King Jr.

Scholar’s Compass: Surely the Lord Was in the Rare Books Room, Part 2

June 28, 2015 by Paul Yandle No Comments

Christians in university settings can all too often find in the church and in academe two cultures that lead us to discouragement. The most uptight Pharisees can miss Christ just as easily as the most ardent skeptics by failing to see the God that they have misdefined in the first place.

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Love God and One Another, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: apologetics, big questions, Inerrancy, Love God and One Another, Rare books room series, Scholar's Compass, Scripture, The Four Loves

Scholar’s Compass: Surely the Lord Was in the Rare Books Room, Part 1

June 25, 2015 by Paul Yandle No Comments

Ever have a crisis of faith in the rare books room?

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Love God and One Another, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: big questions, Inerrancy, Love God and One Another, Rare books room series, Scholar's Compass, Scripture, The Four Loves

What do “the righteous” look like in higher education?

January 12, 2012 by Tom Grosh IV 1 Comment

What do you consider the characteristics of the righteous, particularly in the area of vocation? How do you envision, glimpse, even embody righteousness on campus?

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Filed Under: Christ, Christ and the Academy, Public Intellectuals, Vocation Tagged With: Amy Sherman, Ann Boyd, big questions, books, Center on Faith in Communities, common good, discussion questions, Head Heart Hands, higher education, IJM, Jay Sivits, justice, Kingdom Calling, n. t. wright, Prayer, righteous, Sagamore Institute for Policy Research, Sara Scheunemann, shalom, Take Time to Look at Your Life, Tim Keller, tsaddiq, Up In Out, vocation

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