The Emerging Scholars Network is delighted to announce the launch today of a new podcast, Theology &. Many of our members have expressed interest in more theologically grounded conversations about faith and issues in our fields of study. We are delighted to co-sponsor this new effort toward that end. ____________________ Does academic research make a difference in the real world? Can faith and theology inform our research in other academic disciplines? Theology & is a new podcast that hosts conversations … [Read more...] about Theology & Podcast Launches Today!
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Science Corner: The Sounds of Science
For many, this has not been the summer they may have expected or hoped for back in the winter or spring. Still, some of you may have a chance to get away from your normal routines, or maybe you'll need to take a trip to bring students to college in the fall. Or maybe you have or soon will be resuming a commute that has been interrupted. In any event, I thought you might appreciate some of these podcasts and other listening options that deal either with science and faith, or with science topics that come up often in … [Read more...] about Science Corner: The Sounds of Science
Science Corner: Science & Religion Round Up
My schedule is a little unusual this week, so this post will be brief. I did want to share with you a podcast I heard recently with Ian Binns. He was the guest on Social Science Hour (previously Science Social Hour), a program that had me on previously as well. Ian Binns is a science educator who currently focuses on training elementary school teachers to be better equipped as science teachers. Over the course of the interview, Binns also shares some about his own faith journey and his interest in helping folks navigate … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Science & Religion Round Up
Science Corner: When Holidays Are Complex
Traveling for Thanksgiving? Need something to listen to? Allow me to suggest some podcasts that may provide both topics to discuss around the table on Thursday and some tips on how to approach those conversations. I hope that all of you who are celebrating have the opportunity to spend the day with loved ones in a mutually supportive environment, but I appreciate not everyone may have such an opportunity. Perhaps somewhere in the conversations below you will find some encouragement for cultivating better dialogues in … [Read more...] about Science Corner: When Holidays Are Complex
Repentance and Lent
As a fairly young Christian I thought of repentance for my sins in terms of being sorry for things I had done. I was really, sincerely sorry, yet kept doing the same things over and over again. You may have been there yourself. Then I heard a wise teacher say, "Repentance is not being sorry for the things you have done, but being sorry you are the kind of person that does such things." - M. Robert Mulholland, Jr., The Deeper Journey: The Spirituality of Discovering Your True Self, p. 23 This morning, I listened … [Read more...] about Repentance and Lent