With Written on Their Hearts: Writing, Worship, and Spiritual Formation in the Life of the Mind, Dr. Royce Francis began a new series on writing with a new format for the ESN blog, i.e., Masterclass. Like a Masterclass in music or performance, it provides the opportunity to learn skills from an expert, as well as exercises designed by that expert to help you deepen those skills in your own academic life. In this series, which will run for the length of the spring semester, Royce will weave together theological … [Read more...] about Where Are You Planted? (Masterclass in Writing, Part 6)
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Highlighting Community: Princeton Grad IV Social Justice Discussion
At ESN, we like to share about various campus ministry settings, including InterVarsity graduate and faculty local fellowships. We usually do this in our Highlighting Community series. Today, we highlight the relaunch of the Princeton InterVarsity Grad Student Group. I've recently moved to the Princeton (NJ) area, and while here I have the privilege of helping restart the Princeton Grad IV chapter. My main responsibilities continue to be with the ESN blog and our national events, but I'm also delighted to be … [Read more...] about Highlighting Community: Princeton Grad IV Social Justice Discussion
Book Review: Called to Community, edited by Charles E. Moore
Called to Community: The Life Jesus Wants for His People, Charles E. Moore (ed.). Walden, NY: Plough Publishing House, 2016. Summary: A collection of readings on Christian community centered around the Bruderhof Community but also including theologians and writers from throughout church history. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Called to Community, edited by Charles E. Moore
Highlighting Community: Graduate Prayer Lunch at University of South Florida
Kevin Orner connected with the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) at the American Scientific Affiliation Annual Meeting this summer and shared with Tom Grosh IV about a graduate prayer group at his institution. ESN is delighted to feature it in highlighting community. When I arrived to the University of South Florida (USF) in August of 2014 to begin my PhD in Environmental Engineering, I found that many Christian organizations existed, yet none targeted graduate students. Initially, my wife, Sarah, and I … [Read more...] about Highlighting Community: Graduate Prayer Lunch at University of South Florida
Highlighting Community: The Center for Christianity and Scholarship, Upcoming Events in North Carolina
The Center for Christianity and Scholarship explores intersections of Christian thought with the scholarly and academic life of the university. Since 2012, CCS has worked with students and faculty at Duke University and around North Carolina's Research Triangle to create and sustain a community of scholars interested and engaged in discovering what it means to think as Christians about the workings of the physical world, social structures, history, art, philosophy, and other fields of study. CCS intends thereby to … [Read more...] about Highlighting Community: The Center for Christianity and Scholarship, Upcoming Events in North Carolina