As I mentioned in Friday's Week in Review, my InterVarsity colleague Tom Trevethan pointed me to a recent post by Fuller president Richard J. Mouw on Duke's Call & Response blog. Mouw asks: What difference does it make to open class with prayer? … [Read more...] about Do You Pray Before Class?
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Which conferences do you love to attend?
Today, just a quick question for the ESN community: Which conferences do you love to attend? No boundaries on type - they can be Christian, secular, academic, church-related, artistic, theological, national, local, whatever. Or, if you're the aspirational sort, which conferences would you love to attend if you could? In a mere coincidence, but TEDGlobal2009 is taking place this week in Oxford. Check out their theme: "The Substance of Things Not Seen." Wow. Check out the speakers. Above, in honor of the moon … [Read more...] about Which conferences do you love to attend?
Week in Review
[Editor's note: This is a new weekly feature from your blog contributors. Each week, we'll be posting articles, books, news, etc., that Tom, Mike, and the ESN community have been pondering. If you have a book or article you'd like us to add to next week's Review, add it in the comments or send it to either Mike or Tom. Thanks!] After Accepting Students, NYU Asks Them: Are We Too Costly for You? (Chronicle of Higher Education, $) - NYU is asking admitted students to consider whether they can truly afford to … [Read more...] about Week in Review
Validation
Statement: (Y)ou are great. You are amazing! Response: No one has ever said that about me before. Some lines from the short film Validation (16:23). Have you watched it? Some reflections below. … [Read more...] about Validation
The Brand New ESN Discussion Forum, w/ Poll
To facilitate online conversation and follow-up conversation from Following Christ 2008, I've set up a new online discussion forum - forum.emergingscholars.org. It's blank currently, but we hope you'll join us there to continue the great conversations started at FC08 or on your campus. One of the concerns that has been raised has been the public nature of online conversations. I've heard from a few people that they have issues or questions that they would rather not have out in the open. On the other hand, … [Read more...] about The Brand New ESN Discussion Forum, w/ Poll