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Faith and Reason, Part 5: Hume

January 27, 2019 by Mark Hansard Leave a Comment

Frequent ESN contributor and  InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA Graduate & Faculty Ministries  Staff Mark Hansard explores David Hume's ideas in Part 5 of his  series on faith and reason. As you may remember,  Part 1  took a  brief look at a Scriptural basis for using reason and logic,  Part 2  discussed St. Augustine's ideas about faith and reason, Part 3  engaged with the thought of Aquinas, and Part 4 addressed John Locke. Image: Sculpture of David Hume. … [Read more...] about Faith and Reason, Part 5: Hume

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: creation, David Hume, Enlightenment, faith, faith and reason, faith and reason series, Miracles, origins, probability theory, skepticism

Book Review: Frankenstein

October 26, 2018 by Michael J. Stell, MATS 1 Comment

This year marks the 200th anniversary of one of my favorite books – Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Actually, its full title is Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus. And that is a good reminder that this novel is really about Frankenstein the man, not about his creation. Frankenstein is the one who steals from the gods (God?) the ability to create life from that which is lifeless. And, as long as we are clearing up misconceptions, the novel is not about re-animating the dead, as is often popularly shown in the movies, … [Read more...] about Book Review: Frankenstein

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion Tagged With: Adam, Book Review, creation, Creator, creature, Frankenstein, John Milton, Mary Shelley, Paradise Lost, salvation, Satan, sin, the fall, virtue

Adam, Where are You? (STEAM Grant Series)

June 1, 2018 by Gerald Rau 5 Comments

ESN is currently creating a Faith/Science curriculum for young adult small groups.  We've partnered with InterVarsity graduate student discussion groups to identify faith/science questions that are important to emerging scholars, and we're commissioning thoughtful Christians in science or theology/philosophy to explore those questions in this series at the ESN blog.  We will publish these posts as a booklet curriculum for campus groups. Debates over evolution and origins are a challenging area for many Christians as … [Read more...] about Adam, Where are You? (STEAM Grant Series)

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Science and Faith Tagged With: Adam, Christian questions about evolution, Christianity and science, creation, evolution, Old Earth Creation, science and faith, STEAM Grant, STEAM Grant Series, theistic evolution, Young-Earth Creation

How did God Create? Different Views Christians Hold (STEAM Grant Series)

May 25, 2018 by Gerald Rau Leave a Comment

Image: Threshold, a sculpture that looks different from different angles, by James Hopkins. Photo courtesy of Jan  Polák  at Wikimedia Commons page for sculpture. You can see this sculpture as the numeral 1, 2, or 3 depending on which angle you view it from. Christians often see the same creation story in Genesis from different angles.   ESN is currently creating a Faith/Science curriculum for young adult small groups.  We've partnered with InterVarsity graduate student discussion groups to identify faith/science … [Read more...] about How did God Create? Different Views Christians Hold (STEAM Grant Series)

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Science and Faith Tagged With: creation, evolution, Intelligent Design, Old Earth Creation, origins, science and faith, STEAM Grant, STEAM Grant Series, theistic evolution, Young-Earth Creation

Review: Thinking Through Creation

March 20, 2018 by Wendy Quay Leave a Comment

With Thinking Through Creation, Chris Watkin succeeds brilliantly in providing a short, clear and accessible volume that sets the reader on a path towards his stated goal of developing a biblical “interpretive grid” to understand culture (p. 3). … [Read more...] about Review: Thinking Through Creation

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: creation, culture, image of God

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