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Faith and Reason Part 4: Locke

December 9, 2018 by Mark Hansard No Comments

An important part to Locke’s project concerned epistemology, a branch of philosophy that defines knowledge. Epistemology deals with questions such as “What is knowledge, and how do we know when we have it?”

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: epistemology, evidence, faith, faith and reason, faith and reason series, John Locke, knowledge, nicholas wolterstorff, propositional logic, Revelation

New Tips Series: Growing Spiritually in Your Academic Life

October 28, 2018 by Mary Poplin No Comments

One of the most gratifying and rewarding experiences in both my spiritual and intellectual life was taking a year to read the Bible from my own discipline.

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: bible, bible study, education, knowledge, Scripture, tips for the academic's spiritual life, wisdom

Faith and Reason, Part 2: Augustine

August 17, 2018 by Mark Hansard 1 Comment

Augustine was instrumental in promoting the “faith seeking understanding” conception of knowledge.

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: Augustine, Confessions, faith, faith and reason, faith and reason series, grace, knowledge, Plato, reason, the fall, theology, will

How should Christians in the sciences choose an epistemology? (STEAM Grant Series)

June 9, 2018 by Jim Stump No Comments

I used to teach a college course called “Epistemology” but the name scared off too many potential students, so we changed it to “Theories of Knowledge.”

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Science and Faith Tagged With: BioLogos, Christianity and science, communication, dialogue, epistemology, knowledge, science and faith, STEAM Grant, STEAM Grant Series

Teaching with authority, Part 1 (Scholar’s Compass)

June 16, 2015 by Robert Brodie No Comments

Jesus spoke in a way that his audience had never heard before.

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: authority, knowledge, Scholar's Compass, teaching, teaching with authority series

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