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Week in Review: Word of the Year Edition

December 18, 2009 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? Anything special with some time off or is there too much going on with the holiday? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them.   In addition, 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.   What did the Oxford University Press select as its 2009 "word of the year"? -- Part of the The Higher-Ed News Quiz (Chronicle of Higher … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Word of the Year Edition

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Week in Review Tagged With: books, Education for Human Flourishing, flourishing, holiday, integration, linguistics, town and gown, tuition

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2009 by Tom Grosh IV 3 Comments

Take a moment sometime today to consider The Real St. Patrick and invite others to do likewise.   Looking for some resources?   I'd encourage you to start with several  Christianity Today articles.   If you have additional suggestions, including books to recommend, please share below. Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ in the heart of every man who … [Read more...] about Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice, Links Tagged With: culture-making, flourishing, hymns, Links, spiritual formation, St. Patrick, vocation

Thinking with Your Hands: Part II

March 10, 2009 by Tom Grosh IV 2 Comments

What does Nicholas Wolterstorff make of Richard Sennett's The Craftsman (Yale University Press, 2008)? About half-way through the review, Wolterstorff critiques Sennett's advocacy of animal laborans' (i.e., the laboring human being, who asks How?) ability to function separate from homo faber (i.e., the human being who asks Why? and assumes the role of guide/critic to animal laborans) or at least a conversation in community regarding the ethics of particular crafts.     In particular, Wolterstorff uses Sennett's … [Read more...] about Thinking with Your Hands: Part II

Filed Under: Academic Vocations, Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice, The University Tagged With: academic culture, Book recommendations, culture-making, end of education, flourishing, integration, vocation

Thinking with Your Hands: Part I

March 6, 2009 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

In the March/April edition of Books & Culture:   A Christian Review, Nicholas Wolterstorff's review of Richard Sennett's The Craftsman (Yale University Press, 2008) raises concerns of particular relevance to Emerging Scholars. First, Wolterstorff digs into Sennett's critique of the lower status given to animal laborans (i.e., the laboring human being, who asks How?) in relationship to homo faber (i.e., the human being who asks Why? and assumes the role of guide/critic to animal laborans).   Some quotes from The … [Read more...] about Thinking with Your Hands: Part I

Filed Under: Academic Vocations, Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice, The University Tagged With: academic culture, Book recommendations, culture-making, end of education, flourishing, integration, vocation

Elevating Science, Elevating Democracy

January 27, 2009 by Tom Grosh IV 9 Comments

That's the title of Dennis Overbye's NY Times essay on what it means to restore science to its rightful place.*     He begins by sharing how he too wept tears of joy at the words of President Barack Hussein Obama (reference to the NY Times article Scientists Welcome Obama's Words).   Question:   If you're a member of the scientific community, did you likewise become teary eyed (or even weep) at the words of our new President on your own (or with your colleagues)?   If so, why?   If you're outside of the scientific … [Read more...] about Elevating Science, Elevating Democracy

Filed Under: Academic Vocations, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: academic culture, big questions, culture-making, flourishing, politics, science, vocation

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