Thanks to everyone who attended the video chat last week. It went so well, we'll be doing it again next week (7/13 9pm EDT). Feel free to join even if you couldn't come last week. And I'd particularly love to hear from philosophers and other humanities scholars who can comment on the postmodernism discussion. Welcome to week 4 of discussing The War on Science. If you're just joining, feel free to dive in or catch up with the previous chapters (Ch 1-2, Ch 3-4, Ch 5-6). Chapter 7 is ostensibly the conclusion of the … [Read more...] about Science Book Club: The War on Science Ch 7-8
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Highlighting Community: Online Course on Postmodernism and the Bible Starting Soon
ESN Writer David Parry drew our attention to a free course a colleague is offering online as a way to support Christian undergraduate and graduate students in their engagement with postmodern theory. ESN is always excited about innovative ways to connect Christian academics and build conversations, and this MOOC is an encouraging example. Read on for more details. Ever wondered how to engage with postmodern thought as a Christian? That's the subject of a free seven-week online course offered by Dr. Christopher … [Read more...] about Highlighting Community: Online Course on Postmodernism and the Bible Starting Soon
Loving our Atheist Neighbors with Truth and Love: Rick Mattson at Urbana
How should Christians approach conversations about faith with atheists? At the Urbana Student Missions Conference, Rick Mattson examined common atheist arguments and argued for a holistic Christian response that includes intellect, care-giving, and friendship. From Dec 27 - Jan 1, volunteers with our network of early career Christian academics are liveblogging seminars at the Urbana conference, a mission-focused student gathering of 16,000 Christians from across North America and the world. This post was co-written … [Read more...] about Loving our Atheist Neighbors with Truth and Love: Rick Mattson at Urbana
Hope according to Wright and Thiel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Mlu7sHEHE As some of you may have picked up from the Emerging Scholars Network Facebook Wall, What is the Hope for Humanity? A discussion of technology, politics, and theology (1:26:47) has been receiving my attention this weekend. What is the Hope for Humanity? is a Veritas Forum featuring theologian N.T. Wright and Peter Thiel (founder of PayPal). I offer their dialogue and our own interactions with it as a helpful tool in considering/reflecting upon the source of "our hope" … [Read more...] about Hope according to Wright and Thiel
Review: The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert
Rosaria Champagne Butterfield, The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert (Pittsburgh: Crown & Covenant Publications, 2012). 154 pp. Rosaria Butterfield is the kind of woman she herself once bitterly opposed. The homeschooling pastor's wife and adoptive mother of four was not raised in the Reformed Presbyterian Church. She was a self-described “lesbian postmodernist,” (p. 41) a professor of English and Queer Theory conducting research on the Promise Keepers movement, when she encountered Christian hospitality at … [Read more...] about Review: The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert