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Faithful Is Successful: Interview with Howard Louthan

March 27, 2015 by Esther Harris Leave a Comment

ESN continues its series of interviews with authors of  Faithful Is Successful,  with  Esther Harris interviewing Howard Louthan.  You can read Esther's previous post on Howard's chapter in  Faithful Is Successful  here.  In fall 2015  Howard Louthan  and his wife Andrea Sterk will be assuming new positions at the University of Minnesota. They both previously taught history at the University of Florida. Howard specializes in the cultural and intellectual history of Renaissance and Reformation Europe with a particular … [Read more...] about Faithful Is Successful: Interview with Howard Louthan

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: church history, faculty interview, Faithful is Successful, history, interviews

Book Review: Christianity and Classical Culture

August 5, 2014 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

Christianity and Classical Culture: The Metamorphosis of Natural Theology in the Christian Encounter with Hellenism By  Jaroslav Pelikan My rating:  4 of 5 stars One of the problems of the Protestant Christianity I am associated with is that, by and large, we are unaware of anything that happened prior to the Reformation. Its Evangelical subculture is even worse, often being unaware of anything that has happened more than ten years ago, or anything outside one's own church. Thankfully, there has been a … [Read more...] about Book Review: Christianity and Classical Culture

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: basil the great, Book Review, Cappadocians, Christianity and Classical Culture, church history, Gregory Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa, Hellenism, Jaroslav Pelikan, Macrina, natural theology

Headed to Graduate School: Witness in the Academy

August 9, 2012 by Rick Mattson 2 Comments

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Thus far in two prior posts I've suggested that the end-point of a graduate education is to “become a person” in the Biblical sense – that is, to grow into the image of God. This holistic vision will encompass within itself more common educational ideals such as becoming an intelligent, productive citizen and serving the good of humanity. Secondly, I asked readers to integrate their faith with their field of study, and to do so in the context of Christian community. I hope you'll take time to read these two … [Read more...] about Headed to Graduate School: Witness in the Academy

Filed Under: Advice for Entering Graduate School, Christ and the Academy, Vocation Tagged With: academic excellence, apologetics, book recommendation, Christian Apologetics, church history, college transition, common ground, community, culture-making, faith and learning, graduate school, Headed to Graduate School, I Once Was Lost, identity, image of God, integration, knowledge, listening, nicholas wolterstorff, Philosophy of Religion, Prayer, respect, The Story of Christian Theology, To Know and Love God, witness

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