Frequent ESN contributor and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA Graduate & Faculty Ministries Staff Mark Hansard returns with Part 3 of a series on faith and reason. As you may remember, Part 1 took a brief look at a Scriptural basis for using reason and logic, and Part 2 explored St. Augustine's ideas about faith and reason. Today, Mark explores the views of Thomas Aquinas on the issue. We're always happy to share Mark's thoughtful writings. Interested in reading more by Mark? You can explore his … [Read more...] about Faith and Reason, Part 3: Aquinas
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Faith and Reason, Part 2: Augustine
Frequent ESN contributor and Graduate & Faculty Ministries Staff Mark Hansard returns with Part 2 of a summer series on faith and reason. As you may remember, Part 1 took a brief look at a Scriptural basis for using reason and logic. We're always happy to share Mark's thoughtful writings. Interested in reading more by Mark? You can explore his thoughts on learning about godly scholarships through Hebrews, his popular posts on The Fruit of the Spirit in Academia, or all of his literary and theological … [Read more...] about Faith and Reason, Part 2: Augustine
Faith and Reason, Part 1
Frequent ESN contributor and Graduate & Faculty Ministries Staff Mark Hansard returns to give us a summer series on faith and reason. We're always happy to share Mark's thoughtful writings. Interested in reading more by Mark? You can explore his thoughts on learning about godly scholarships through Hebrews, his popular posts on The Fruit of the Spirit in Academia, or all of his literary and theological reflections for ESN. In this series on Faith and Reason, we will take a brief look at a Scriptural basis … [Read more...] about Faith and Reason, Part 1
Faith and Reason: Interview with Alan Padgett
In a recent email exchange with Alan Padgett, in follow-up to last summer's Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) blog interview on Fruitful, Faithful Presence in the Academy and in exploring ESN's "A Theology of Higher Education Project", I learned that Alan has contributed to another InterVarsity Press (IVP) publication: Faith and Reason: Three Views (June 2014). In response I dropped him a quick reply so that we can be on the cutting edge regarding this new publication. Tom: Alan, I'm so excited to learn about … [Read more...] about Faith and Reason: Interview with Alan Padgett
Book Review: Mind Your Faith
Ideas have consequences. The Holocaust began as an idea, argues David Horner*. Thinking well and loving God with our minds is thus an essential calling for Christians. Horner dedicates Mind Your Faith: A Student's Guide to Thinking & Living Well to helping university students, especially undergraduate first years, grasp what it takes to think and live well in their university years and beyond. Horner begins with our minds. He talks about what we mean when we talk about something being true, how to think about … [Read more...] about Book Review: Mind Your Faith