One scholar explores his role as he writes about campus carry laws. Thank-you to Matthew Boedy, an assistant professor of rhetoric and composition at the University of North Georgia, for considering the relationship between Christ, scholar(s), and what many have called “public scholarship.” For Matthew's earlier posts on the blog, all related to the job search and the academic journey, follow this link. For Emerging Scholars Network blog posts exploring Public Intellectuals click here. ~ Thomas B. Grosh IV, Associate … [Read more...] about Campus Carry, Civic Conversations, and Public Intellectuals
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Book Review: The Gospel in the Marketplace of Ideas
The Gospel in the Marketplace of Ideas: Paul's Mars Hill Experience for Our Pluralistic World By Paul Copan and Kenneth D. Litwak My rating: 4 of 5 stars Relevance and faithfulness. Any teacher of any religious tradition is faced with this tension as they move from one cultural context to the next. One has to connect both with the thought world and life experiences of one's hearers in terms they readily grasp, and one needs to faithfully communicate the substance of one's religious beliefs without … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Gospel in the Marketplace of Ideas
The Legacy of Kuyper
The sixth and concluding post in a series drawing from and interacting with Richard Mouw's Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction (Eerdmans, 2011). Stay tuned for additional series by Dan Jesse applying Kuyper's insights to our context in higher education. We must continue to move forward in the tradition put forth by Luther. The Reformation has a famous saying, Ecclesia reformata, semper reformanda! The church needs to reform, and forever be reforming. What is not meant in this motto is that we … [Read more...] about The Legacy of Kuyper
Can Intellectuals Also Be Activists? (John Stott Remembered)
Last week, John Stott went to be with the Lord. As an author, theologian, and working pastor, few people have had as large an influence on evangelical Christianity around the world over the past 100 years. Fittingly, his death came during the IFES World Assembly, a global gathering of evangelical university ministries, symbolic of Rev. Stott's lifelong passions for the Gospel, the university, and global Christianity. FYI: I've listed a collection of obituaries and remembrances of John Stott's life at the bottom of … [Read more...] about Can Intellectuals Also Be Activists? (John Stott Remembered)
Don’t miss “God in America”
First impressions of PBS' God in America, with some filling out by dialog with the series executive producer Mike Sullivan in today's open chat on Patheos. Maybe I should have divided the material into more than one post, but some friends have been dropping emails to post it all ASAP ;-) So here you are ... What is PBS' God in America? Positives points What didn't sit well, including some recommendations ... Don't worry more is coming, including a tie back into the Elizabethtown College and Peacemaking … [Read more...] about Don’t miss “God in America”