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The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship

Outrageous Idea 4: What difference could it possibly make?

October 26, 2009 by Micheal Hickerson No Comments

In chapter 4 of The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship, George Marsden asks, “What difference could ‘Christian scholarship’ possibly make?” He quotes a critical reviewer who wants to know whether Notre Dame teaches “Roman Catholic chemistry” or if Calvin offers “Presbyterian anthropology”. Marsden answers with two suggestions: the analogy of a gestalt image, and the […]

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Outrageous Idea 3: Rules of the Game

October 21, 2009 by Tom Grosh IV 2 Comments

Can followers of Christ play by the rules of the academic game and still follow Christ faithfully? According to Stanley Fish (Davidson-Kahn Distinguished University Professor and a professor of law at Florida International University, in Miami, and dean emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago) the […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, ESN Book Club, Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship Tagged With: academic culture, george marsden, Pluralism, public intellectuals, religious convictions, The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship, The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship Discussion

Outrageous Idea 2: Arguments for Silence

October 12, 2009 by Micheal Hickerson 3 Comments

In chapter 2 of The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship, George Marsden examines three “arguments for silence” common in the university for why Christians should keep their faith out of their academic work: The argument of “science vs. religion” The argument of multiculturalism and diversity The separation of church and state In case, Marsden summarizes […]

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The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship: Discussion 1

October 7, 2009 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

George Marsden, Notre Dame’s Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History Emeritus, wrote The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship (New York:  Oxford University Press, 1997) to take a step toward clarifying what the ancient enterprise of relating faith and learning might mean in the academy today (preface).  How can this be accomplished in a time when […]

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ESN Book Club: The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship

September 7, 2009 by Micheal Hickerson 2 Comments

In June, we hosted our first ESN Book Club, an experiment in online book discussion and community based around John Stott’s classic, Your Mind Matters. In October, we’re going to host our 2nd ESN Book Club, this time discussing another classic, George Marsden’s The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship. In 1996, George Marsden published The […]

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