On January 19-20, 2024, the first Developing a Christian Mind Conference in the United States was held at Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This article is drawn from a report written to ministry partners by Jeff Barneson, Associate Director of Faculty Ministry and Campus Staff Minister at Harvard University. Last weekend we hosted our first conference on Developing a Christian Mind at Harvard & MIT. The initiative, based on the longstanding conference - DCM Oxford - was an experiment for … [Read more...] about Conference Report: Developing A Christian Mind at Harvard/MIT
Developing a Christian Mind Conference
Conference Report: Developing a Christian Mind at Oxford January 2023
Jeff Barneson was part of a team of InterVarsity staff and faculty from Boston and North Carolina attending the Developing a Christian Mind Conference at Oxford, January 28-30, 2023. We appreciate this great report from this team who hopes to pilot similar projects at their campuses in the U.S. Don't let the world around you squeeze you into its own mould, but let God re-mould your minds from within. J.B. Phillips' rendering of the Apostle Paul's words of Romans 12 contains a warning and an invitation. The … [Read more...] about Conference Report: Developing a Christian Mind at Oxford January 2023
The calling of Christian postgrad students and academics — Ard Louis
Ard Louis[1] The calling of Christian postgrad students and academics (1/29/2012) from oxfordchristianmind (52 min, 52 sec). Description: What does our calling to be disciples of Christ mean for our academic vocation (whether temporary as students or longer term as a career)? What are some of the promises and pitfalls of the scholarly life? How can academics and postgraduate students serve and relate to the wider body of Christ (the Church)? Getting to know Ard Louis (Reader in Theoretical Physics at the … [Read more...] about The calling of Christian postgrad students and academics — Ard Louis
Seek the Welfare of the University (Jeremiah 29:7) — Donald Hay
Donald Hay[1] Seek the Welfare of the University (Jeremiah 29:7) (1/29/2012) from oxfordchristianmind (18 min, 17 sec). Description: This lecture by prof. Donald Hay, given at the "Christianity and the Life of the Mind: An Introduction" conference on Jan 29, 2012, outlines the contours of a Christian engagement with the University. … [Read more...] about Seek the Welfare of the University (Jeremiah 29:7) — Donald Hay
How Christians relate to the world — Nigel Biggar
Nigel Biggar[1] How Christians relate to the world (1/26/2013) from oxfordchristianmind (46 min, 32 sec). Teaser: [A] vocation is a very particular duty. Just a word about vocation here. A vocation is not the same as a particular job or a particular career. An academic career is an obvious career for an intellectual. Not the only suitable career, but an obvious one. But not all intellectuals who want an academic career are graced with one and that's especially true right now when the academic job market is so tight. … [Read more...] about How Christians relate to the world — Nigel Biggar