Along with significant ways in which our mind has been part of coming to Christ, growing in faith, and engaging the world, Distortions of the Head* also come quickly to our thoughts when considering loving God with our mind. What Distortions of the Head have been particularly difficult for you and the communities in which you are involved? How have you (and the communities in which you are involved) sought to address these issues in relationship to loving God? Below is some material on the topic in outline … [Read more...] about Head, Heart & Hands: Distortions of the Head
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Head, Heart & Hands: Christian Faith and the Head
A few questions to kick off Christian Faith and the Head.* Looking forward to reading your responses. Where has the use of your mind, reason, and knowledge been most important as a follower of Christ? How has your mind been part of coming to Christ, growing in faith, and engaging the world? How do you apply the Scriptural principles for the use of your mind and knowledge of God into your life? How does this "perspective" compare to what is offered by the "world?" Note: feel free to take a step back and apply to … [Read more...] about Head, Heart & Hands: Christian Faith and the Head
A few minutes with Updike’s “Seven Stanzas at Easter”
Make no mistake: if He rose at all it was as His body; if the cells' dissolution did not reverse, the molecules reknit, the amino acids rekindle, the Church will fall. -- John Updike. Seven Stanzas at Easter. 1960. Accessed at http://www.iserv.net/~stpats/Updike.htm (4/21/2011). While reading Kent Annan's After Shock: Searching for Honest Faith When Your World Is Shaken (InterVarsity Press. 2011), I came across selections from John Updike's Seven Stanzas at Easter. On Easter, as he wrestles with faith in the … [Read more...] about A few minutes with Updike’s “Seven Stanzas at Easter”
How can Christian scholars avoid privatizing their faith?
Last week, I wrote about George Marsden's address to InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministries staff, "The Soul of the American University Revisited." Dr. Marsden suggested that worldview naturalism —also called ideological or metaphysical naturalism —was losing its hold on the academy. In contrast, methodological naturalism remained strong and, indeed, was an appropriate stance for Christians in academia. It's this form of naturalism that I want to focus on today. Here's how J. P. Moreland and William Lane Craig … [Read more...] about How can Christian scholars avoid privatizing their faith?
After Shock: Campus Questions
Do you find it hard or easy to discuss the big questions about God? Explain. Kent writes that his search is for "honest faith." Do you ever encounter in yourself or in others something that seems like less-than-honest faith? How would you define "honest faith"? -- From the Reading Group Guide for Kent Annan's After Shock: Searching for Honest Faith When Your World Is Shaken (InterVarsity Press. 131 - 133). I wasn't intending to read After Shock (Kent Annan. IVP. 2011) through Lent, but the intensity of Kent's … [Read more...] about After Shock: Campus Questions