In this month of thanksgiving, ESN is delighted to thank God for His generosity, and to share some upcoming things we're excited about. Please join us in thanking God for His goodness and praying with us. Scholar's Compass Praise for the way Scholar's Compass writers have been able to share their thoughtful perspectives from a range of disciplines over the past two months, including chemistry, biology, English literature, German language, philosophy, physics, and computational social science. We're so grateful to … [Read more...] about Prayer for Scholar’s Compass and ESN in November
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Kuyper on The Role of the Church
The fifth post in a series drawing from and interacting with Richard Mouw's Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction (Eerdmans, 2011). Today there is a fundamental error occurring in the way we think about the Church. We confuse and collapse two concepts into one, leading us down a dangerous path. These concepts are the Church of Christ and the Kingdom of Christ. “Kuyper makes much of the fact that the Kingdom of Christ is much bigger than the institutional church.” (Mouw, 57) When we hold that the … [Read more...] about Kuyper on The Role of the Church
Prayers and Call for Science Entries for Scholar’s Compass
We're deeply grateful for an exciting first week of Scholar's Compass! Please join us in thanking God and praying for the project. Also, we've received an exciting opportunity and are issuing an extra call for science-related devotionals. Scroll down for more on: Thanks Please join us in thanking God: For a great start with entries by W. Brian Lane and Bethany Bear For an opportunity to run a Scholar's Compass workshop at an engineering school For support and encouragement Requests … [Read more...] about Prayers and Call for Science Entries for Scholar’s Compass
Welcome to Scholar’s Compass
Welcome to Scholar's Compass, a devotional written for and by scholars. InterVarsity Emerging Scholars Network (ESN)'s goal in this endeavor is to give Christian academics a resource as they navigate the delights and challenges of integrating their vocation as believers with their vocation as scholars. We believe that God has made all creation, that He sustains it in His generosity, and that it reflects Him. Because of that, every field of study will provide opportunities to glorify God and celebrate His good work. … [Read more...] about Welcome to Scholar’s Compass
Scholar’s Compass Monthly Prayer Update
Scholar's Compass launches tomorrow! We're deeply grateful for the response to the project so far. First and foremost, we want to thank God for the generous response of so many people who have agreed to write for the project and share it with their communities. We are deeply grateful for such wide participation. Please also join us in praying for: Growth in individual experiences of integrating faith and learning through Scholar's Compass Growth in community among Christian scholars as a result of Scholar's … [Read more...] about Scholar’s Compass Monthly Prayer Update