Donald Hay[1] Seek the Welfare of the University (Jeremiah 29:7) (1/29/2012) from oxfordchristianmind (18 min, 17 sec). Description: This lecture by prof. Donald Hay, given at the "Christianity and the Life of the Mind: An Introduction" conference on Jan 29, 2012, outlines the contours of a Christian engagement with the University. … [Read more...] about Seek the Welfare of the University (Jeremiah 29:7) — Donald Hay
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Is Exile the Best Paradigm for Christians in the Academy?
I've been working through some thoughts left over from my reading of James Davison Hunter's To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World. This is probably my last post on this book, unless, of course, I think of something else. In searching for a new paradigm for Christian engagement with the world, Hunter suggests Jeremiah 29, God's word to Israel as they were about to go into exile among the Babylonians. Jeremiah 29:11 is the most often quoted verse from this … [Read more...] about Is Exile the Best Paradigm for Christians in the Academy?