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Is Reality Secular?

Engaging Students in the Subject of Truth

September 22, 2014 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

To further "flesh out" Is Reality Secular? Testing the Assumptions of Four Global Worldviews?  (InterVarsity Press, 2014), I asked Mary Poplin, PhD, Professor of Education, School of Educational Studies, Claremont Graduate University,  to offer a follow-up series focused upon  practical illustrations, stories, and resources. This is the "teaser"  which includes a  call to join the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) in refining our resource material over the course of the coming academic term. Mary Poplin: Many … [Read more...] about Engaging Students in the Subject of Truth

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Takeaways from “Is Reality Secular?”

September 1, 2014 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

Welcome to the third post in a series in which we explore with Mary Poplin her 2014 publication  Is Reality Secular? Testing the Assumptions of Four Global Worldviews?  (InterVarsity Press). In earlier posts Mary provided: perspective on why she wrote  Is Reality Secular? a brief snapshot of the four global worldviews she writes about in  Is Reality Secular? In this piece Mary Poplin responds to my question, "What do you desire to be the top  takeaways  for readers of  Is Reality Secular?" In future posts Mary … [Read more...] about Takeaways from “Is Reality Secular?”

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Snapshots of Four Global Worldviews (Mary Poplin)

August 26, 2014 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

Note: In the first  post of the  Is Reality Secular?  series,  Mary Poplin shared what led  her to write her  new  InterVarsity Press publication. Tom: I have found  Is Reality Secular?  truly serving as a  "resource for living in and actively influencing our culture without being overtaken by it." Thank-you Mary. To assist the Emerging Scholar who has not yet had the opportunity to read and discuss your new publication, please give a brief snapshot of  the four global worldviews  with which you … [Read more...] about Snapshots of Four Global Worldviews (Mary Poplin)

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Mary Poplin on “Is Reality Secular?”

August 25, 2014 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

Mary Simpson Poplin, PhD, Professor of Education, School of Educational Studies, Claremont Graduate University,  has been (and continues to be) a significant encouragement to and ministry partner with the Emerging Scholars Network. Even before receiving a copy of  Is Reality Secular? Testing the Assumptions of Four Global Worldviews  (InterVarsity Press, 2014), I knew that it was important to highlight Is Reality Secular?  on the blog  (See three early posts:  1, 2, 3). Over the course of the past several months, I … [Read more...] about Mary Poplin on “Is Reality Secular?”

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Is Reality Secular? Part 2

December 30, 2013 by Tom Grosh IV 2 Comments

What is real? . . . If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then real is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain  (43) Material Naturalism With the above quote from The Matrix  (1999), Mary Poplin  introduces Part 2 of Is Reality Secular? What is the nature of reality?  (Post on part 1). Morpheus' words and the exploration of Material Naturalism bring back memories not only of a decade of conversation at Carnegie Mellon University as an InterVarsity Campus … [Read more...] about Is Reality Secular? Part 2

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