Note: You can enjoy David's other thoughtful reflections for the Emerging Scholars Network here or his personal blog here. I've been contemplating what to write for my first Scholar's Call post here on the Emerging Scholars Blog. You see, I'm in something of a different position than some of the other writers here. When I contemplate the question(s) how does Christian theology and/or spirituality shape my understanding of my academic discipline and how my discipline in turn deepens my theological perspective I … [Read more...] about Scholar’s Call: A Theologian Praying
Scholar's Call
Scholar’s Call: An ecologist in the household of God
Today Richard Gunton of Faith in Scholarship shares his perspective on how his Christian worldview and the discipline of ecology interact. We're delighted to share pieces from FiSch members from time to time, and are grateful for Richard's thoughtful reflections on ecology. Stay tuned for more on the FiSch ecology working group in tomorrow's "Highlighting Community" post. … [Read more...] about Scholar’s Call: An ecologist in the household of God
“Your crooked heart”: Literary Study and Spiritual Formation (Scholar’s Call)
John Runciman, King Lear in the Storm, 1767 Act III of Shakespeare's King Lear gets to me every time. Lear, spectacularly blinded by pride and bereft of power in his old age, having foolishly exiled one daughter and exposed himself to betrayal by the other two, retreats into a storm with his Fool and descends into madness, shaking his fist at nature, railing, “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow!” … [Read more...] about “Your crooked heart”: Literary Study and Spiritual Formation (Scholar’s Call)
Scholar’s Call: Every Christian is a Journalist
As part of our Scholar's Call collection, Jeff Neely describes how being a believer and a journalist intersect in his experience, and points to some windows journalism gives us into practicing Christian faith, whatever our vocations. … [Read more...] about Scholar’s Call: Every Christian is a Journalist
Communication for Communion, Part 4 (Scholar’s Call)
David Parry wraps up his Scholar's Call series on Communication for Communion. Find Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here. Part 4: Communication and Communion It is a mistake to see language as purely instrumental in the sense of being just to convey information or to get things done. Some aspects of verbal communication don't have any particular conceptual content to them – rather they are there to form or to maintain a connection between persons. For instance, “How are you?” is not primarily a request for … [Read more...] about Communication for Communion, Part 4 (Scholar’s Call)