Why Kuyper? Richard Mouw's Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction (Eerdmans, 2011), in part, seeks to answer that question. Kuyper, according to Mouw, asked many of the questions that should be central for the Reformed church. The questions that motivated much of Kuyper's thinking about how Christians are to serve the Lord in the broad reaches of culture [are] How are we to understand God's intentions in creating the world and - in response to the human rebellion that thwarted God's creating purposes - in … [Read more...] about The Lure of Abraham Kuyper
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Scholar’s Compass Launches Sunday
Join us Sunday for the first glance at Scholar's Compass. With our initial theme of Navigating Beginnings, we'll be exploring the following topics during September: What physics can show us about seeking God's glory How the Iliad guides us toward hospitality in teaching and research What 2 Timothy tells us about starting well and overcoming anxiety Finding community through acts of welcome Come back to the blog Sunday for our intro post and for more information on the new Scholar's Compass page. We are … [Read more...] about Scholar’s Compass Launches Sunday
Join Us in Praying for Scholar’s Compass
Many of you generously expressed an interest in praying for Scholar's Compass, which launches next Sunday (September 7). We'll be posting prayer requests the first Saturday of each month on the ESN blog, and we'd love for you to read them and pray for the project. We'd love to pray for you as well. Feel free to suggest general ideas for prayer that we can post (starting semesters well, finding rest, welcoming new students, campus access concerns -- California State University system's de-recognition of 23 … [Read more...] about Join Us in Praying for Scholar’s Compass
Help Scholar’s Compass Connect to Communities
As we're launching Scholar's Compass, we'd love to connect with communities who might want to try it out and give us occasional feedback. Do you know any groups of graduate students or professors who might want to try it out? They can be campus ministry chapters, church groups, groups at one-time events like retreats, or others. Please feel free to forward our brief community survey to them. Or if it's easier, drop us a note. We'd love to hear from you! … [Read more...] about Help Scholar’s Compass Connect to Communities
Scholar’s Compass: Navigating Themes
ESN's new devotional for scholars launches September 7, and we're planning the themes or threads that it will feature across the year. In keeping with our title of Scholar's Compass, we've chosen the idea of navigation to tie these threads together. We've tried to incorporate your ideas, though some we're saving as potential names or threads if we do another devotional in future. Glance through our list, then suggest your ideas in the comments. Scholar's Compass Themes So Far Navigating Knowledge: Integrating … [Read more...] about Scholar’s Compass: Navigating Themes