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Enlightenment

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

Science Book Club: When Science & Christianity Meet Ch 4

February 28, 2018 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Microscopy of hydra polyps

Homonculi, animalcules, and hydra! O my! Sure, planets and moons and clockworks are interesting, important, and historically significant to the faith and science conversation. But start talking about morphallactic regeneration and now you've really got the attention of this biologist. This week, Thomas Broman introduces a significant dose of eighteenth century biology even if the chapter title "Matter, Force, and the Christian Worldview in the Enlightenment" doesn't really suggest as much. In part that's because Broman … [Read more...] about Science Book Club: When Science & Christianity Meet Ch 4

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Science and Faith Tagged With: blog book club, Book Review, David Lindberg, Enlightenment, Miracles, Ronald Numbers, science, science book club, soul, When Science and Christianity Meet

The Revolution of Christian Ingratitude in Western History: A Talk by Peter Leithart

March 29, 2016 by J. Nathan Matias Leave a Comment

How have Christian teachings on gratitude added basic ideas to the founding of Enlightenment institutions and the modern world we live in? … [Read more...] about The Revolution of Christian Ingratitude in Western History: A Talk by Peter Leithart

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Enlightenment, gratitude, ingratitude, Peter Leithart

The Myth of First-Year Enlightenment II

November 15, 2008 by Tom Grosh IV 1 Comment

This spring's Chronicle of Higher Education piece The Myth of First-Year Enlightenment  has more to  consider (Note: link to earlier post here). Of particular interest are the practical  steps which  Tim takes to address quintessential Americans in the classroom. Any students or faculty have reactions to the proposed  shift in learning objectives and  new classroom style?   … [Read more...] about The Myth of First-Year Enlightenment II

Filed Under: Academic Vocations, Christ and the Academy, Mentoring, The University Tagged With: Enlightenment, first-years, lecturing, Mentoring, quintessential Americans, worldview

The Myth of First-Year Enlightenment

November 14, 2008 by Tom Grosh IV 1 Comment

As the fall term winds down, have any students enabled you to cling to The Myth of First-Year Enlightenment? Here's  what Tim Clydesdale, an associate professor of sociology at the College of New Jersey and author of The First Year Out: Understanding American Teens After High School (University of Chicago Press, 2007),  writes on the topic: “Most of the mainstream American teens I spoke with neither liberated themselves intellectually nor broadened themselves socially during their first year out." ...  “What teens … [Read more...] about The Myth of First-Year Enlightenment

Filed Under: Academic Vocations, Christ and the Academy, Mentoring, The University Tagged With: Enlightenment, First-Year Students, Mentoring, Teens

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