After a bit of a delay, we are continuing our series of interviews from Jubilee with a conversation with Jimmy Lin, an MD/PhD student at Johns Hopkins. Jimmy describes himself as "medical and scientific doxologist" —in fact, even his Twitter handle is @doxologist. At Jubilee, Jimmy presented several seminars about being a Christian in the sciences and medicine. I had met Jimmy online through ESN, so I was very happy to have the chance to meet him and his wife in person. Be sure to check out our previous interviews with … [Read more...] about Interview: Jimmy Lin, Medical and Scientific Doxologist
public intellectuals
Outrageous Idea 3: Rules of the Game
Can followers of Christ play by the rules of the academic game and still follow Christ faithfully? According to Stanley Fish (Davidson-Kahn Distinguished University Professor and a professor of law at Florida International University, in Miami, and dean emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago) the answer is "No." Marsden summarizes Why We Can't All Just Get Along (Stanley Fish, First Things, February 1996): "Though secular himself, Fish cites the authority of … [Read more...] about Outrageous Idea 3: Rules of the Game
Is there a Christian intellectual presence on your campus?
A few different strands of thought came together for me this morning in the form of a question. Let me throw out the question first, and then elaborate. Is there a public Christian intellectual presence on your campus? Here are the threads that came together for me. First, in our recent book discussion of John Stott's Your Mind Matters, Stott describes a kind of intellectualism that is very public. For example, in chapter 3, he "examines six spheres of Christian living, each of which is impossible without the … [Read more...] about Is there a Christian intellectual presence on your campus?
Public Intellectuals
This week's Chronicle Review features an article by Daniel R. Drezner entitled "Public Intellectuals 2.0," ($, I think) about the role of public intellectuals in the age of blogs and non-stop media commentary. (If you're unfamiliar with the idea of public intellectuals, here's a quick description and two magazines' list of the "top 100" - think Paul Krugman, Nobel Laureate but also NY Times columnist, someone with high-caliber intellect and credentials but who can converse in the general cultural sphere.) Drezner … [Read more...] about Public Intellectuals