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The University Today: Challenges and Opportunities

July 30, 2015 by Bob Trube 2 Comments

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship's Emerging Scholars Network  (ESN) interrupts their regularly scheduled programming  to bring you  the transcript (with minor edits) of a presentation  given by Bob Trube, Senior Area Director, IVCF/USA, at the IFES World Assembly  (Oaxtepec, Mexico, 7/22/2015). In considering  The University Today,  Bob addresses four "change" forces in the university that offer both challenges to and opportunities for mission in the university.  After presenting, he  received a number of requests for … [Read more...] about The University Today: Challenges and Opportunities

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: change, economics, global Christianity, higher education, IFES, internationalization, secularization, technology, university, World Assembly

Activism in the Academy

July 6, 2015 by Steven McMullen 1 Comment

A couple of years ago, I found myself surrounded by respected faculty colleagues, discussing a book proposal that I was preparing. The topic of the book is economics and animal ethics, an area of significant disagreement. My own convictions are well-outside the mainstream for Christian economists in the Mid-west, and I am a junior faculty member, so I was somewhat taken back when a colleague asked “Is this book going to be objective? Or will it be advocacy?” I wanted to answer “Yes.” … [Read more...] about Activism in the Academy

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: activism, economics, intellectual virtues, politics

Scholar’s Compass: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty

January 18, 2015 by Ruth Moon Leave a Comment

Reading Second Samuel 12:1-25 Reflection Last fall I took a course on institutional management theory, where I was introduced to economist Albert Hirschman, whose slim volume titled Exit, Voice, and Loyalty has seen wide-ranging influence since its publication in 1970. The book “virtually revived the field of political economy,” American Prospect editor Robert Kuttner writes in an article memorializing Hirschman, who died in late 2012. … [Read more...] about Scholar’s Compass: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: Albert Hirschman, and Loyalty, economics, Exit, journalism, Scholar's Compass, Voice

The Jamaica Call to Action (Part 2): Ten ‘Calls’

August 6, 2013 by Ed Brown 8 Comments

The Jamaica Call to Action is unique not only in the two concise convictions on which the document is based (see the previous post), but also because of the comprehensive and specific ‘Calls' that make up the core of the document. These cover everything from lifestyle to theology to economics to agriculture. Here is a brief analysis of these calls and the fields of study to which they apply: For all of us: #1. A new commitment to a simple lifestyle.  Lausanne actually called for a simple lifestyle in one of … [Read more...] about The Jamaica Call to Action (Part 2): Ten ‘Calls’

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Creation Care Tagged With: Care of Creation, climate change, creation care, economics, farmers, Jamaica Call to Action, Lausanne Movement for World Evangelization, leadership missions, simple lifestyle, sustainability, theology

Q&A with Acton Institute’s Jordan Ballor (and a Free Subscription)

September 7, 2011 by Micheal Hickerson Leave a Comment

This summer, I posted a link to the Acton Institute's Calihan Fellowship on the ESN Facebook Page  without really thinking much besides, "Oh, here's some grant money for someone out there." I never expected that it would lead to the most vigorous conversation to date on our Facebook Page, ranging from disagreements about the Acton Institute in particular to broader issues of politics, academia, and theology. This certainly caught my attention, since ESN, in general, doesn't host all that many internal controversies. … [Read more...] about Q&A with Acton Institute’s Jordan Ballor (and a Free Subscription)

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice, Resources for ESN Members Tagged With: acton institute, economics, integration, jordan ballor, politics, theology

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