The Faithful Is Successful ESN series. Friendships connecting Christian scholars from the West Coast, the Midwest, the Southeast, and the Northeast. Missional conversations among Christians at secular universities across the United States. What do all these have in common? They're all brought about partly by God's work at Urbana 2012. AND Urbana 2015 is growing into the best Urbana yet for Christian academics living missionally in the secular academy. Through connections created or sustained by Urbana 2012, the … [Read more...] about Partner with ESN: Urbana 2015
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It's been an amazing year for the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN). And we're standing at a crossroads. Thanks to God's generous work, we're ready to connect Christian scholars in the following ways this year, if God provides the financial resources to move forward: … [Read more...] about Partner with ESN
January 2015: Most Read ESN Blog Posts
Perhaps most importantly, when we challenge our colleagues and students to use their learning to serve others, we give them a gift more valuable than any diploma: we teach them how to love. -- Bethany Bear, English Professor, Scholar's Compass. With the Fall 2014 addition of the rich offerings of Scholar's Compass, the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) has truly deepened in ways which are not quantifiable. Just yesterday a friend shared with me over an informal coffee shop conversation how much he appreciates ESN's … [Read more...] about January 2015: Most Read ESN Blog Posts
ESN Connect: Central PA Christian Scholar Series
A local congregation and an InterVarsity staffer partner to bring a Christian Scholar series into being. Scholars like Richard Mouw, Mary Poplin, and Scott McKnight come to the area to interact with Elizabethtown Brethren in Christ Church (EBIC). Christian academics living in central Pennsylvania connect with the congregation on topics ranging from the sociology of faith to the history of American religion. They engage deeply with issues relevant to the church at large, while thoughtfully incorporating an understanding … [Read more...] about ESN Connect: Central PA Christian Scholar Series
ESN Connect 2015: Theology of Higher Education Project
Imagine, as a new graduate student, being able to connect online to a resource that explored: Why other Christian scholars see the academic life as an important vocation. How faith and learning shape each other in subjects like philosophy, biological and biomedical sciences, English, engineering, history, business, education, law, psychology, religion, music, computer science and more. Where to find further resources to build a bibliography of Christian approaches to your subject. In 2015, our hope is to … [Read more...] about ESN Connect 2015: Theology of Higher Education Project