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Headed to Graduate School: Witness in the Academy

August 9, 2012 by Rick Mattson 2 Comments

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Thus far in two prior posts I've suggested that the end-point of a graduate education is to “become a person” in the Biblical sense – that is, to grow into the image of God. This holistic vision will encompass within itself more common educational ideals such as becoming an intelligent, productive citizen and serving the good of humanity. Secondly, I asked readers to integrate their faith with their field of study, and to do so in the context of Christian community. I hope you'll take time to read these two … [Read more...] about Headed to Graduate School: Witness in the Academy

Filed Under: Advice for Entering Graduate School, Christ and the Academy, Vocation Tagged With: academic excellence, apologetics, book recommendation, Christian Apologetics, church history, college transition, common ground, community, culture-making, faith and learning, graduate school, Headed to Graduate School, I Once Was Lost, identity, image of God, integration, knowledge, listening, nicholas wolterstorff, Philosophy of Religion, Prayer, respect, The Story of Christian Theology, To Know and Love God, witness

Headed to Graduate School: Begin with the End in Mind

July 26, 2012 by Rick Mattson Leave a Comment

In my travels to campuses around the country (40 in the past two years), I meet up with a lot of students who are headed to grad school someday. Here is what I wish I could suggest to each one of them: Begin with the end in mind. The “end” is the final goal, the destination of one's schooling. For many students, that would be to get a good job in their field and make a significant contribution to the overall good of humanity. Not bad! But in my view, for the Christian it's shooting too low. Let me suggest a goal … [Read more...] about Headed to Graduate School: Begin with the End in Mind

Filed Under: Advice for Entering Graduate School, Christ and the Academy, Vocation Tagged With: biblical personhood, Christian Theology, college transition, David Horner, graduate school, Headed to Graduate School, image of God, knowledge, Millard Erickson, Mind Your Faith, secular learning, Stanley Grenz, The Social God and the Relational Self

Interview: David Naugle on Love, Happiness, and Paideia

March 22, 2010 by Micheal Hickerson 2 Comments

Reordered Love, Reordered Lives by David Naugle

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

Filed Under: Academic Vocations, Christ and the Academy, Interview Tagged With: david naugle, Faculty, faculty interview, happiness, interviews, Jubilee interview, knowledge, professor, virtue

Does Theology Advance Knowledge?

August 11, 2009 by Micheal Hickerson 1 Comment

What is the place of theology in the secular academy? I don't have hard data for this, but I think almost no secular colleges and universities still have "theology" departments. Rather, they have "religious studies" departments, of which theology may be a part. Even those universities that have well-respected schools of theology - Harvard, Yale, Duke - keep those schools in a separate line, and offer religious studies courses to undergraduates. We are all aware that religious beliefs have to be carefully articulated and … [Read more...] about Does Theology Advance Knowledge?

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: knowledge, religious studies, secularism, theology

Your Mind Matters 4: Acting on Our Knowledge

June 30, 2009 by Tom Grosh IV 1 Comment

John Stott wraps up Your Mind Matters with “Acting on Our Knowledge.”   He begins by pointing out that we avoid the swing from anti-intellectualism to hyper-intellectualism, by remembering "just one thing:   God never intends knowledge to be an end in itself but always to be means to some other end." As a corollary to the mind and biblical knowledge being essential to the six spheres of Christian living, see Your Mind Matters 3: The Mind in Christian Life, Stott highlights the truth that: "the acquisition of … [Read more...] about Your Mind Matters 4: Acting on Our Knowledge

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, ESN Book Club, Your Mind Matters Tagged With: books, History of Science, intellectualism, john stott, knowledge, Robert Boyle, worship, Your Mind Matters

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