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Book Review: The Romantic Rationalist: God, Life and Imagination in the Work of C.S. Lewis

October 4, 2016 by Michael J. Stell, MATS 2 Comments

I seldom give much consideration to the title of non-fiction books other than from the perspective of whether it is a book which might be worthy of my time and (perhaps more importantly) of my limited dollars. However, as I read the first couple of essays on the thought of C.S. Lewis in this book by well-known evangelicals, I was struck by the thought that the book was misnamed. The book should be called, “Why we think it is ok for evangelicals to like Lewis.” They go so far as to call Lewis “the patron saint of … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Romantic Rationalist: God, Life and Imagination in the Work of C.S. Lewis

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion Tagged With: apologetics, C. S. Lewis, David Mathis, evangelicals, heaven, john piper, Miracles, myth, salvation, Scripture, The Romantic Rationalist

Battling the Unbelief of Impatience — John Piper

February 27, 2014 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

Thank-you to Monica  for sharing  Battling the Unbelief of Impatience  (John Piper. Sermon on Isaiah 30:1-5). May you, as Monica,  find encouragement from these words during a  season of waiting. In God's Place, at God's Pace Impatience is a form of unbelief. It's what we begin to feel when we start to doubt the wisdom of God's timing or the goodness of his guidance. It springs up in our hearts when the road to success gets muddy or strewn with boulders or blocked by some fallen tree. The battle with impatience can … [Read more...] about Battling the Unbelief of Impatience — John Piper

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: impatience, john piper, patience, unbelief

Week in Review – Recession, Tenure, N. T. Wright, and More

June 5, 2009 by Tom Grosh IV 2 Comments

In this week's Week in Review, new graduates dealing with the recession, some notable reviews of N.T. Wright's new book, Justification, a new website for Christian lawyers, some additional coverage of A. N. Wilson's conversion, and more! If you'd like to contribute to next week's Review, add your link(s) in the comments, or send them to Tom or Mike directly. Reminder: We start our ESN Book Club on Your Mind Matters next Tuesday, June 9. We'll start with the forewords and Chapter 1. If you haven't gotten your copy … [Read more...] about Week in Review – Recession, Tenure, N. T. Wright, and More

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Week in Review Tagged With: a. n. wilson, atheism, books, conversion, john piper, law, Mentoring, Money, n. t. wright, recession, tenure

Week in Review

May 29, 2009 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

This is our weekly post of links, resources, and articles that would be helpful to ESN members. If you'd like to contribute something, please suggest it in the comments, or send it directly to either Tom or Mike. Update on the ESN Book Club: We've moved the dates back for our discussions to give you more time to order and start reading John Stott's Your Mind Matters. The discussions will now start June 9. Read all the details here. From Tom Psychology Grad Students Get Counseled on How to Teach:   Below are a few … [Read more...] about Week in Review

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Week in Review Tagged With: humanities, john piper, justification, Links, n. t. wright, physics, psychology, publishing, teaching, thomas aquinas

Week in Review

May 8, 2009 by Micheal Hickerson 1 Comment

[Editor's note: This is a new weekly feature from your blog contributors.   Each week, we'll be posting articles, books, news, etc., that Tom, Mike, and the ESN community have been pondering. If you have a book or article you'd like us to add to next week's Review, add it in the comments or send it to either Mike or Tom.   Thanks!] After Accepting Students, NYU Asks Them: Are We Too Costly for You? (Chronicle of Higher Education, $) - NYU is asking admitted students to consider whether they can truly afford to … [Read more...] about Week in Review

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Week in Review Tagged With: academic culture, Book recommendations, campus culture, college finances, community colleges, d. a. carson, fc08, john piper, john stott, kindle, Links, nyu, open source, sticky ideas, undergraduates, vocation

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