When I was approached to lead conversations with graduate students about science and faith topics as part of the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) STEAM grant project, I accepted with a good deal of hesitation. I had grown up with a narrative of science and Christianity being in conflict, had no resources for resolving that narrative as an undergraduate chemistry major, and became totally exhausted of the topic by the time I was starting my graduate school journey. Things were no different by the time I graduated and … [Read more...] about Healing through the ESN Steam Grant Project
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Faith and Science Talks from our STEAM Project Conference Track
As part of ESN's 2016-2018 faith/science endeavors through a generous grant from the Fuller STEAM Project, we sponsored a student/early career track in collaboration with the American Scientific Affiliation at their 2017 conference. If you enjoyed our STEAM project faith/science blog series, you may also want to listen to the panels below, hosted at the ASA website. We've gathered a list of them here for the convenience of those reading the STEAM series at the ESN blog. This project was made possible through the … [Read more...] about Faith and Science Talks from our STEAM Project Conference Track
Faith and Science: A Book Contract and Fall Resources
We're thrilled to announce that our STEAM grant faith/science series has been accepted for publication as a small group study guide with Hendrickson Publishers. We're working toward a 2019 publication date, and in the meantime if you're looking for fall faith/science resources, you can browse the online series titles below. The series is designed for small group conversation, with discussion questions built in. This project was made possible through the support of an award from the Science and Theology for Emerging … [Read more...] about Faith and Science: A Book Contract and Fall Resources
How can Christians in science support science literacy among believers? (STEAM Grant Series)
ESN is currently creating a Faith/Science curriculum for young adult small groups. We've partnered with InterVarsity graduate student discussion groups to identify faith/science questions that are important to emerging scholars, and we're commissioning thoughtful Christians in science or theology/philosophy to explore those questions in this series at the ESN blog. We will publish these posts as a booklet curriculum for campus groups. Today, we're delighted to welcome Royce Francis to address the topic of "supporting … [Read more...] about How can Christians in science support science literacy among believers? (STEAM Grant Series)
How should Christians in the sciences choose an epistemology? (STEAM Grant Series)
ESN is currently creating a Faith/Science curriculum for young adult small groups. We've partnered with InterVarsity graduate student discussion groups to identify faith/science questions that are important to emerging scholars, and we're commissioning thoughtful Christians in science or theology/philosophy to explore those questions in this series at the ESN blog. We will publish these posts as a booklet curriculum for campus groups. Today, we're delighted to welcome Jim Stump on the topic of epistemology. This … [Read more...] about How should Christians in the sciences choose an epistemology? (STEAM Grant Series)