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Evangelicalism

Bielo: Bible study as a social institution

June 5, 2012 by Micheal Hickerson Leave a Comment

The first selection in my summer research project: James S. Bielo's Words Upon the Word: An Ethnography of Evangelical Group Bible Study. This summer, inspired by T.M. Luhrmann's When God Talks Back, I am reviewing several books that provide an academic perspective on North American evangelicals. My goal is to see evangelicals through the eyes of professional academics who have made a point of studying them with academic rigor. Unfortunately, the most commonly heard "academic" opinions about evangelicals are also the … [Read more...] about Bielo: Bible study as a social institution

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Words Upon the Word Tagged With: bible study, culture, Evangelicalism, james bielo

Can Intellectuals Also Be Activists? (John Stott Remembered)

August 2, 2011 by Micheal Hickerson 2 Comments

Last week, John Stott went to be with the Lord. As an author, theologian, and working pastor, few people have had as large an influence on evangelical Christianity around the world over the past 100 years. Fittingly, his death came during the IFES World Assembly, a global gathering of evangelical university ministries, symbolic of Rev. Stott's lifelong passions for the Gospel, the university, and global Christianity. FYI: I've listed a collection of obituaries and remembrances of John Stott's life at the bottom of … [Read more...] about Can Intellectuals Also Be Activists? (John Stott Remembered)

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: academic culture, Evangelicalism, global Christianity, john stott, public intellectuals, the Evangelical Mind, vocation

Week in Review: Sleeping Edition

August 13, 2010 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

Man on bicycle with sleeping daughter on Easter afternoon

What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1.   Ever struggle with The Morality of Sleep (The Chronicle of Higher Education. 8/11/2010)?      Hope this research helps encourage the driven (including myself) to remember to take a  day of rest, develop  margin, and step into helpful … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Sleeping Edition

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Week in Review Tagged With: christianity, Christopher Hitchens, Evangelicalism, james k a smith, Justification by Faith, Michael Ruse, poetry, Sarah Bernhardt, sleep, Yale's Jewish Lives Series

Week in Review: Future of Evangelicals Edition

August 6, 2010 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1.    The Future of Evangelicals in Academia. Who else to address this question than Mark Noll, historian and author of  The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind.  Lots of good material in this interview, including some of his impressions of  James … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Future of Evangelicals Edition

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Week in Review Tagged With: Amish, Donald Kraybill, elaine howard ecklund, Evangelicalism, faith, mark noll, Notre Dame, philosophy, tenure, the Evangelical Mind, To Change the World

Week in Review: No Christianity Please Edition

July 30, 2010 by Tom Grosh IV 5 Comments

What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. No Christianity Please, We're Academics: In Inside Higher Ed, Wheaton professor Timothy Larsen calls for universities and faculty to confront bias against Christians in higher education. Though there are some studies to back up his claims, he … [Read more...] about Week in Review: No Christianity Please Edition

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Week in Review Tagged With: Educational Mission, Evangelicalism, freedom of religion, jobs, Junior Professor, kevin kelly, letter writing, Penn State University, productivity, PSU, Senior Professor, Small College, State University of New York, Strategic Plan, SUNY, timothy larsen

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