This is the last of four interviews Micheal conducted at the 2010 Jubilee conference. Alissa Wilkinson has a professional life that probably looks like a particular niche of ESN members. At the time of the interview she was editing The Curator for the International Arts Movement, while teaching writing at The King's College and serving as Associate Editor for Comment. In 2014 she serves as chief film critic at Christianity Today Movies, Assistant Professor of English and Humanities at The King's College and … [Read more...] about ESN Interview: Alissa Wilkinson
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Interview: Jimmy Lin, Medical and Scientific Doxologist
After a bit of a delay, we are continuing our series of interviews from Jubilee with a conversation with Jimmy Lin, an MD/PhD student at Johns Hopkins. Jimmy describes himself as "medical and scientific doxologist" —in fact, even his Twitter handle is @doxologist. At Jubilee, Jimmy presented several seminars about being a Christian in the sciences and medicine. I had met Jimmy online through ESN, so I was very happy to have the chance to meet him and his wife in person. Be sure to check out our previous interviews with … [Read more...] about Interview: Jimmy Lin, Medical and Scientific Doxologist
Interview: David Naugle on Love, Happiness, and Paideia
David Naugle is professor of philosophy at Dallas Baptist University and the author, most recently, of Reordered Love, Reordered Lives: Learning the Deep Meaning of Happiness. I had a chance to meet David at Jubilee 2010 and ask him a few questions about the nature of happiness, his life as a faculty member, and advice for students considering academic vocations. Originally posted on the ESN website. Mike Hickerson: I don't want to give too much away from the book, but what would be your capsule definition of … [Read more...] about Interview: David Naugle on Love, Happiness, and Paideia
Derek Melleby: Academic Faithfulness
While I was the Coalition for Christian Outreach's Jubilee conference a couple of weekends ago, I had the chance to sit down with a few very interesting people and interview them for the blog. One of these was Derek Melleby, the Director of the College Transition Initiative for the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding. With Donald Opitz, Derek wrote The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness. Derek and I discussed the impact that his book has had, his work in helping students transition to college, and the important … [Read more...] about Derek Melleby: Academic Faithfulness