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Faith and Reason, Part 2: Augustine

August 17, 2018 by Mark Hansard 1 Comment

Frequent ESN contributor and Graduate & Faculty Ministries Staff Mark Hansard returns with Part 2 of a summer series on faith and reason. As you may remember,  Part 1  took a  brief look at a Scriptural basis for using reason and logic. We're always happy to share Mark's thoughtful writings. Interested in reading more by Mark? You can explore his thoughts on learning about godly scholarships through Hebrews, his popular posts on The Fruit of the Spirit in Academia, or all of his literary and theological … [Read more...] about Faith and Reason, Part 2: Augustine

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

Book Review: When Athens Met Jerusalem, by John Mark Reynolds

May 6, 2016 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

When Athens Met Jerusalem: An Introduction to Classical and Christian Thought.  John Mark Reynolds. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2009. Summary: The Christian message advanced in a Greco-Roman World prepared in many ways by both the failure of the Homeric gods and the classic philosophers. This book explores the intellectual antecedents to the gospel in pre-Socratic, Socratic, Platonic and Aristotelian thought, culminating when Jerusalem meets Athens when Paul preaches on Mars Hill. … [Read more...] about Book Review: When Athens Met Jerusalem, by John Mark Reynolds

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion Tagged With: Aristotle, Book Review, christ and culture, christianity, classical thought, culture, intervarsity press, John Mark Reynolds, Plato, Socrates, Tertullian

Fame, Glory and the Struggle of a Christian Academic

April 11, 2013 by John Hundley 4 Comments

As a student in the secular academy -- wait. No. If Plato was right (and I think he was spot on here), then whether a student of the secular academy or a fireman or a pastor, I am lured  by ever-glistening immortal fame. Every one of us, no matter what he does, is longing for the endless fame, the incomparable glory that is theirs, and the nobler he is, the greater his ambition, because he is in love with the eternal. Symposium 208d: And did you know, the sweet singing of Homer's sirens was not dangerous for its … [Read more...] about Fame, Glory and the Struggle of a Christian Academic

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: fame, Homer, InterVarsity Global Project, Kenya, Odysseus, Plato, sirens, temptation

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