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Faith and Reason Part 4: Locke

December 9, 2018 by Mark Hansard Leave a Comment

Frequent ESN contributor and  InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA Graduate & Faculty Ministries  Staff Mark Hansard explores John Locke's ideas in Part 4 of his  series on faith and reason. As you may remember,  Part 1  took a  brief look at a Scriptural basis for using reason and logic, Part 2  discussed St. Augustine's ideas about faith and reason, and Part 3 engaged with the thought of Aquinas.  If you're looking for Advent content this week, check out our Resources for Advent post from last week, and plan to … [Read more...] about Faith and Reason Part 4: Locke

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

Book Review: Educating for Shalom

April 25, 2015 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

Educating for Shalom, by  Nicholas Wolterstorff, Grand Rapids: Wm. B Eerdmans, 2004. Summary: This collection of essays and talks written or given over a 30 year period traces Nicholas Wolterstorff's journey of thinking about Christian higher education, the integration of faith and learning, and his growing concern that education result in the pursuit of justice and shalom. Nicholas Wolterstorff is an emeritus professor of philosophical theology at Yale, having previously taught on the faculty at Calvin College, a … [Read more...] about Book Review: Educating for Shalom

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: academic calling, Educating for Shalom, faith and learning, justice, nicholas wolterstorff, shalom, virtue, vocation

Living Toward Shalom

February 28, 2015 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

But seek the shalom of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its shalom you will find your shalom. —Jeremiah 29:7 In the last week of March, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship's Graduate and Faculty Ministries  (GFM) staff team will come together for our annual national staff conference. I am looking forward to this year's exploration of  Living Toward Shalom. As you may guess, we have a number of significant  pre-conference readings and learning assignments designed … [Read more...] about Living Toward Shalom

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministries, nicholas wolterstorff, shalom

Getting a “Big Head”?

April 3, 2014 by Mark Eckel Leave a Comment

The Marks of a Christian Scholar: A Vocational Description (Part One) Mark Eckel, ThM PhD, Professor of Leadership, Education & Discipleship[1] Capital Seminary & Graduate School, Washington, D.C. “The Christian scholar-teacher must be a person who believes in Christian higher education, who is committed to the mission of his or her institution. It is not enough to hire faculty who happen to be Christians, even if they are fine scholars. We must find and keep faculty who are committed to the project.” … [Read more...] about Getting a “Big Head”?

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, The Marks of a Christian Scholar Tagged With: bible, christian scholarship, common grace, creation, Creator, creature, fear of the Lord, humility, image of God, knowledge, nicholas wolterstorff, responsibility, sacred and secular, truth

Our Top Posts of 2012

January 3, 2013 by Micheal Hickerson Leave a Comment

Thank you for making 2012 a great year for the Emerging Scholars Blog!  Among our posts published last year, our top 10 most read posts includes a typical mix of advice for graduate school, spiritual formation, and, well, aliens: Nicholas Wolterstorff: Advice to Those Who Would Be Christian Scholars Henri Nouwen: From Loneliness to Solitude 13 Ways of Looking at Graduate School: Part 1 Who's Afraid of Angels and Aliens, Alienation and Etcetera? What is the biggest challenge to today's apologist?  (part of … [Read more...] about Our Top Posts of 2012

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, housekeeping Tagged With: 2012, graduate school, henri nouwen, James Sire, nicholas wolterstorff, top posts

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