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How Can the History of Science Encourage the Church? Part I (STEAM Grant Series)

April 27, 2018 by James Ungureanu 1 Comment

ESN is currently creating a Faith/Science curriculum for young adult small groups.  We've partnered with InterVarsity graduate student discussion groups to identify faith/science questions that are important to emerging scholars, and we're commissioning thoughtful Christians in science or theology/philosophy/history of science to explore those questions in this series at the ESN blog.  We will then publish these posts as a booklet curriculum for campus groups. You can find  previous posts in the series and related posts … [Read more...] about How Can the History of Science Encourage the Church? Part I (STEAM Grant Series)

Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: christianity, church, early Christianity, faith and science, History of Science, history of science series, STEAM Grant, STEAM Grant Series

Christianity: The Feasting Religion

November 12, 2017 by David Russell Mosley Leave a Comment

In this season of harvest and celebration, scholar/teacher/novelist David Russell Mosley offers a reflection on feasting in the Christian tradition. Read more of David's work for ESN here, or browse his recent author interview for ESN.   … [Read more...] about Christianity: The Feasting Religion

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: christianity, communion, Eucharist, Thanksgiving, wedding feast

Book Review: Christ and Crisis, by Charles Malik

October 28, 2016 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

Christ and Crisis, Charles Malik. Grand Rapids, MI: Acton Institute, 2015 (originally published by Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1962). Summary: Contends that the deepest crisis of his (our) age is a spiritual crisis that the church properly addresses by laying hold of all the resources and pursuing the calling of people of faith. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Christ and Crisis, by Charles Malik

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: Charles Malik, christianity, Just War, spiritual crisis

Book Review: When Athens Met Jerusalem, by John Mark Reynolds

May 6, 2016 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

When Athens Met Jerusalem: An Introduction to Classical and Christian Thought.  John Mark Reynolds. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2009. Summary: The Christian message advanced in a Greco-Roman World prepared in many ways by both the failure of the Homeric gods and the classic philosophers. This book explores the intellectual antecedents to the gospel in pre-Socratic, Socratic, Platonic and Aristotelian thought, culminating when Jerusalem meets Athens when Paul preaches on Mars Hill. … [Read more...] about Book Review: When Athens Met Jerusalem, by John Mark Reynolds

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion Tagged With: Aristotle, Book Review, christ and culture, christianity, classical thought, culture, intervarsity press, John Mark Reynolds, Plato, Socrates, Tertullian

Book Review: The Soul of Atlas

November 13, 2015 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

The Soul of Atlas: Ayn Rand, Christianity, a Quest for Common Ground,  Mark David Henderson. Lexington: Reason Publishing, 2013. Summary: Is there any way to reconcile the thought of Ayn Rand and the Christian faith? Through a personal narrative of dialogues with his two fathers, one a Christian, and one an adherent to Ayn Rand's philosophy (Objectivism) the author explores what possible ground could exist between Objectivists and Christians. … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Soul of Atlas

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion Tagged With: atheism, Ayn Rand, Book Review, children, christianity, Mark David Henderson, Objectivism, parents, Soul of Atlas, worldview

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