ESN likes to share opportunities for Christian scholars. Today a friend in the Harvey Fellowship program describes her experience and invites ESN members to apply. After I graduated from a rigorous Christian college, I thought I knew a thing or two about the integration of faith and learning. Without a doubt, my alma mater gave me an excellent start. But since graduation my journey as a follower of Christ and as an academic has been most powerfully shaped by my experience as a Harvey Fellow. I was fortunate to … [Read more...] about Highlighting Community: Apply for the Harvey Fellowship
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Reimagining the Sacred & the Cool: A Literary Symposium (Highlighting Community)
Missing Books and Culture? Want to have awesome conversations about literature and faith? Wishing you could hang out in a cool Christian study center this spring? Our friends at Upper House, a Christian study center in Madison, Wisconsin, have a way to address all three of those longings. John Wilson of Books and Culture will be a panel moderator at Upper House's literary symposium on April 7, an event designed to gather Christians across the region for thoughtful conversations in an amazing space. Browse … [Read more...] about Reimagining the Sacred & the Cool: A Literary Symposium (Highlighting Community)
Highlighting Community: Spring Lineup at Center for Christianity and Scholarship (North Carolina)
We love to share the work of other organizations and scholars with similar goals. Our hope is that these updates on different Christian communities will encourage our readers and also provide great event ideas and conversation starters for Christian communities in different places. Today, we're highlighting the spring activities of the Center for Christianity and Scholarship, in North Carolina's Research Triangle. Since 2012, the Center for Christianity and Scholarship has worked with students and … [Read more...] about Highlighting Community: Spring Lineup at Center for Christianity and Scholarship (North Carolina)
Ted Davis at U of Minnesota: Galileo and the Garden of Eden and More (Highlighting Community)
ESN loves to share what likeminded scholars and groups are doing in our Highlighting Community blog feature. Next week at University of Minnesota, historian of science and previous American Scientific Affiliation president Ted Davis will join a forum discussion on faith and science and give a lecture on Galileo and Eden. See below for details. Ted has a busy speaking schedule this spring, including talks in Texas and central PA, so stay tuned for more. For previous interviews with Ted at ESN, see this … [Read more...] about Ted Davis at U of Minnesota: Galileo and the Garden of Eden and More (Highlighting Community)
Highlighting Community: Graduate Prayer Lunch at University of South Florida
Kevin Orner connected with the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) at the American Scientific Affiliation Annual Meeting this summer and shared with Tom Grosh IV about a graduate prayer group at his institution. ESN is delighted to feature it in highlighting community. When I arrived to the University of South Florida (USF) in August of 2014 to begin my PhD in Environmental Engineering, I found that many Christian organizations existed, yet none targeted graduate students. Initially, my wife, Sarah, and I … [Read more...] about Highlighting Community: Graduate Prayer Lunch at University of South Florida