Going to Urbana? Connect with the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) and all of InterVarsity's Graduate and Faculty Ministries (GFM) in the following ways. Check out Urbana materials on the spot in St. Louis for more details on time and location. Here's a list of what to look for. Not going to Urbana? Pray for emerging scholars and other Urbana participants to grow in their love for God and their neighbors, and look for links to content from Urbana here later on. Or browse our Urbana 15 archives. ESN Seminar: The … [Read more...] about Connect with ESN/GFM at Urbana
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The Secular Academy as a Mission Field: Urbana Panel Discussion
How can Christians be faithful in secular universities, what challenges do they face, and how can we develop our sense of calling and purpose within academia? 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. Photos for this post were by Galina Pylypiv. … [Read more...] about The Secular Academy as a Mission Field: Urbana Panel Discussion
Becoming a Thoughtful Christian in the Secular Academy: Part II
Last week I wrote about my journey as a developing follower of Jesus in a secular university. I told you that I'd become a stronger Christian during my time in the academic world, and now I want to tell you a little bit about what happened in my mind and heart during that time. This post is, to an extent, a response to Andy Walsh's question in the comment thread of last week's post in this series: You mentioned that your Christian faith is stronger as a result of the experience. Did you find that aspects of your … [Read more...] about Becoming a Thoughtful Christian in the Secular Academy: Part II
The Myth of Sodom and Gomorrah
Homecomings for Christ-following secular university students may not always be perfectly sweet. The mellow look of sympathy from a friend or loved one is accompanied by the statement that “Now that you're home, you can be with real Christian people.” Or the concerned question “How in the world can you study under professors that don't believe in Jesus?” might be followed by “Do you have friends who drink?” As Christians, we are an extremely diverse group of people. We are not marked out by our skin color or our … [Read more...] about The Myth of Sodom and Gomorrah