Ard Louis[1] The calling of Christian postgrad students and academics (1/29/2012) from oxfordchristianmind (52 min, 52 sec). Description: What does our calling to be disciples of Christ mean for our academic vocation (whether temporary as students or longer term as a career)? What are some of the promises and pitfalls of the scholarly life? How can academics and postgraduate students serve and relate to the wider body of Christ (the Church)? Getting to know Ard Louis (Reader in Theoretical Physics at the … [Read more...] about The calling of Christian postgrad students and academics — Ard Louis
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Seek the Welfare of the University (Jeremiah 29:7) — Donald Hay
Donald Hay[1] Seek the Welfare of the University (Jeremiah 29:7) (1/29/2012) from oxfordchristianmind (18 min, 17 sec). Description: This lecture by prof. Donald Hay, given at the "Christianity and the Life of the Mind: An Introduction" conference on Jan 29, 2012, outlines the contours of a Christian engagement with the University. … [Read more...] about Seek the Welfare of the University (Jeremiah 29:7) — Donald Hay
How Christians relate to the world — Nigel Biggar
Nigel Biggar[1] How Christians relate to the world (1/26/2013) from oxfordchristianmind (46 min, 32 sec). Teaser: [A] vocation is a very particular duty. Just a word about vocation here. A vocation is not the same as a particular job or a particular career. An academic career is an obvious career for an intellectual. Not the only suitable career, but an obvious one. But not all intellectuals who want an academic career are graced with one and that's especially true right now when the academic job market is so tight. … [Read more...] about How Christians relate to the world — Nigel Biggar
Writing a Christian Personal Statement: Part 2
My essay for admission to medical school was brutally honest. I talked about my low GPA, my relationship with my parents, my obsession with the problem of suffering, quotes from my personal journal, and how it was all driven by a radical faith in Jesus Christ (and images in my head of suffering children). It was my attempt at being really, really honest and was the product of many careful hours of meticulous revision. Note: Click here for Writing a Christian Personal Statement: Part 1. It was also really, really … [Read more...] about Writing a Christian Personal Statement: Part 2
Writing a Christian Personal Statement
Writing any application for a school can be difficult, and writing the Personal Statement can become the most challenging part of it. By the time you are preparing to submit an application, most of its elements are already fixed: your GPA, your MCAT or GRE scores, the activities you did (or didn't do). The Personal Statement, however, is an open field of possibilities in self expression, and that sense of ambiguity lends itself to great liberty and/or great anxiety. Admittedly, the title is somewhat misleading. A … [Read more...] about Writing a Christian Personal Statement