Flourishing: Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World, Miroslav Volf. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2015. Summary: Volf argues that the twin globalizing forces of international economics and world religions, problematic as they may be, may also be the source of rich and holistic flourishing for the human community. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Flourishing, by Miroslav Volf
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Enter to win: Strong and Weak e-book
Enter a drawing to become one of the five winners of Andy Crouch's new Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing in e-book before the paper copy even hits the shelf. Wow! How do you enter? By 2/15 at 11:59 pm (Eastern) invite prayerful consideration of and/or conversation regarding a Strong and Weak short video via a public form of social media (e.g., Making Space below). On Facebook include #strongandweak, @EmergingScholarsNetwork On Twitter include #strongandweak, … [Read more...] about Enter to win: Strong and Weak e-book
Win a free ebook: Strong and Weak, by Andy Crouch
As part of his Doctor of Ministry (DMin) in Ministry to Emerging Generations (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary), Tom's written a number of book responses and given several short presentations (personal and group). In this series he not only "shares the wealth," but also looks forward to your feedback as he refines his project: An argument for vocational discernment for graduate studies in the context of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (Stay tuned to learn more!). Earlier posts on the program: Ministry to Emerging … [Read more...] about Win a free ebook: Strong and Weak, by Andy Crouch
Teaser: Strong and Weak, by Andy Crouch
As an InterVarsity Christian Fellowship staff, I have had a number of opportunities to interact with Andy Crouch over the course of the past two decades. In some ways he welcomed me to InterVarsity as he served on the worship team at my first two Urbana Student Missions Conferences 1993 as a sophomore just becoming involved at Grove City College 1996 as a staff intern embracing the call to serve at Carnegie Mellon U! In 2009 I launched a Christian Scholars Series in partnership with Elizabethtown Brethren … [Read more...] about Teaser: Strong and Weak, by Andy Crouch
Imagebearer: Flourishing
I confess being quite excited to board Amtrak at 5:17 am in Elizabethtown, PA, to travel to the Big Apple to hear Andy Crouch, Executive Editor for Christianity Today, present material from his new InterVarsity Press release Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power. As some of you know, the Emerging Scholars Network has not only highlighted Crouch's earlier InterVarsity Press publication Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling (2008) in various posts, but also featured Culture Making as the focal point … [Read more...] about Imagebearer: Flourishing