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Christopher Hitchens

Why Should I Go To Grad School, Anyway?

January 5, 2014 by John Hundley 9 Comments

Committing to grad school means time, money and, for most of us, anxiety. An early graying head is a sign of a PhD candidate. Despite the cost, many of us enter into this commitment without much deep reflection on the function of grad school. Sure, we consider the end result—a higher pay rate, power to help those who can't help themselves, accomplishment of our dreams, and so on—but questions of real, ultimate purpose often go unanswered. Why is a higher paying job more desirable? Why should we want to help the poor … [Read more...] about Why Should I Go To Grad School, Anyway?

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Albert Einstein, Christopher Hitchens, Fourteenth Dalai Lama, graduate school, n. t. wright, Pope Francis I

Week in Review: Sleeping Edition

August 13, 2010 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

Man on bicycle with sleeping daughter on Easter afternoon

What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1.   Ever struggle with The Morality of Sleep (The Chronicle of Higher Education. 8/11/2010)?      Hope this research helps encourage the driven (including myself) to remember to take a  day of rest, develop  margin, and step into helpful … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Sleeping Edition

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Week in Review Tagged With: christianity, Christopher Hitchens, Evangelicalism, james k a smith, Justification by Faith, Michael Ruse, poetry, Sarah Bernhardt, sleep, Yale's Jewish Lives Series

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