InterVarsity's Emerging Scholars Network
Summary: Most advocacy and activism efforts have been organized around secular principles. The authors explore what organizing and advocacy work that is deeply and thoroughly rooted in Christian principles would look like and illustrate this from their years of experience.Read more…
Physics Professor W. Brian Lane on how he came to see teaching physics as a way of seeking God’s glory. Read more…
Note: This post was written nearly a year ago, but only recently submitted to the blog. I had a new experience recently. I guess I’m a bit behind, since many people have been dealing with this for decades. But it’sRead more…
About 18 months ago, I stepped down from my position as Associate Director of the Emerging Scholars Network and handed the reins over to my faithful coworker Tom Grosh. I kept my toe in the world of campus ministry byRead more…
As Mother Teresa said, “You can do something I cannot do. I can do something you cannot do. Together let us do something beautiful for God.”Read more…
Questions How would you summarize how the overemphasis on or neglect of either the head, hearts or hands dimension of one’s faith (or the faith of one’s faith community) causes one to be less than what God envisions for usRead more…
Has the balance/relationship of head, heart and hands been explored/discussed in some manner in your field? If so, what has been the conversation? If not, how might you propose research and writing on the balance/relationship of head, heart and hands in your field?Read more…
How would you present the biblical case for a faith with well-developed and balanced dimensions of head, heart, and hands?Read more…
Inspired by Heading East: Kami in India and our place in “Head, Heart & Hands: Bringing Together Christian Thought, Passion and Action,” let’s briefly consider the life and testimony of Pandita Ramabai (1858 – 1922).Read more…
Ever found the “hands” dimension of one’s faith or the faith of the larger Body of Christ distorted? How does God draw us back to a balanced faith expression of head, heart, hands?Read more…
How do you define the “hands” of the Christian faith? How do you understand the “hands” working in relationship to the “head” & the “heart” in one’s Christian faith?Read more…
Ever found the “heart” dimension of one’s faith or the faith of the larger Body of Christ distorted? How does God draw us back to a balanced faith expression between head, heart, and hands?Read more…
How do you define the “heart” . . . understand the “heart” working in relationship to the “head” in one’s Christian faith . . . perceive/articulate the role your “heart” played in your conversion to faith in Christ?Read more…
What “Distortions of the Head” have been particularly difficult for you and the communities in which you are involved? How have you (and the communities in which you are involved) sought to address these issues in relationship to loving God? Read more…
Where has the use of your mind, reason, and knowledge been most important as a follower of Christ? How has your mind been part of coming to Christ, growing in faith, and engaging the world?Read more…
Which faith dimension do you struggle to keep in proper perspective or alignment in your daily life, work, and relationships? Is there an area which your local congregation and/or campus ministry over-emphasizes? How so? Why?Read more…