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Robert Boyle

Time to discuss faith, psychology and neuroscience?

September 6, 2013 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

Preface Robert Boyle, illustrious scientist and Fellow of the Royal Society, described how, while in Geneva on a continental holiday, he underwent a conversion from nominal, unthinking Christianity to committed Christianity. As a result of his experiences, he stressed the need for Christians to have what he called an "examined faith." [1] John Stott, discussing Paul's letter to the Christians in Philippi, drew attention to the importance for all Christians to heed the apostle's exhortation to "contend for the faith … [Read more...] about Time to discuss faith, psychology and neuroscience?

Filed Under: Academic Vocations, Christ and the Academy, Mentoring Tagged With: brain, christianity, evangelicals, faith, God, gods, Heart, intervarsity press, john stott, Malcolm Jeeves, mark noll, Mentoring, mind, Minds Brains Souls and Gods, neuroscience, neurotheology, psychology, Robert Boyle, soul

Your Mind Matters 4: Acting on Our Knowledge

June 30, 2009 by Tom Grosh IV 1 Comment

John Stott wraps up Your Mind Matters with “Acting on Our Knowledge.”   He begins by pointing out that we avoid the swing from anti-intellectualism to hyper-intellectualism, by remembering "just one thing:   God never intends knowledge to be an end in itself but always to be means to some other end." As a corollary to the mind and biblical knowledge being essential to the six spheres of Christian living, see Your Mind Matters 3: The Mind in Christian Life, Stott highlights the truth that: "the acquisition of … [Read more...] about Your Mind Matters 4: Acting on Our Knowledge

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, ESN Book Club, Your Mind Matters Tagged With: books, History of Science, intellectualism, john stott, knowledge, Robert Boyle, worship, Your Mind Matters

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