At church on Sunday, a friend leaned over and asked me what Bible I was using. It happened to be the ESV Study Bible; she asked because of the many (and long) footnotes, margin references, etc., but this is onlyRead more…
Best Books on Knowing Yourself?
Our wisdom, in so far as it ought to be deemed true and solid Wisdom, consists almost entirely of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves. — John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 1, Chapter 1,Read more…
Too Good to Be True?
“Confession” isn’t the right word for what I’m about to write, because I’m not sure sin is involved and I doubt that real confession involves broadcasting to anonymous hordes, so I’ll call this an “admission” instead: I fear my ownRead more…
Bobby Gross: Living the Christian Year
Interview of Bobby Gross, VP InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministries about his book: Living the Christian Year: Time to Inhabit the Story of God.Read more…
Announcing a Few Changes Around Here (Updated)
When Tom Grosh and I launched the Emerging Scholars Blog last August, we had some ideas about what we wanted to write about, but very few ideas about what others would want to read or discuss. After 9 months andRead more…
Sabbath for Academics
Do you make Sabbath part of your weekly spiritual practices?Read more…
A Faith and Culture Devotional
New from Zondervan, A Faith and Culture Devotional seems custom-made for ESN members. Edited by Kelly Monroe Kullberg (of the Veritas Forum, Finding God at Harvard, Finding God Beyond Harvard, and, most recently, InterVarsity’s Women in the Academy and Professions)Read more…