Exiles From Eden by Mark R. Schwehn. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. Summary: Schwehn chronicles a shift in the academic vocation from one of formation of the mind and character of students to one of making knowledge, reflecting a change from religiously shaped values to a valuing of formal and procedural rationality, and from an integral sense of self to a multiplicity of “selves.” … [Read more...] about Book Review: Exiles From Eden
theology of vocation
Visions of Vocation on Labor Day
https://youtu.be/x4TT5p-v6i4 In celebration of Labor Day and in preparation for Scholar's Call, please take a few minutes to join me in considering how you define/embrace vocation and what resources you've found of particular value (please keep sending suggestions and filling out the writer survey). For inspiration, Steve Garber offers in Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good (InterVarsity Press, 2014): … [Read more...] about Visions of Vocation on Labor Day
Fall Preview: Scholar’s Call
Fill out our fall Writer's Survey. One of the main themes we're exploring this year on the blog is vocation: What does it mean to be called to follow Christ? What does it mean to pursue an academic vocation? What does it mean to put the two together? Scholar's Compass built a great foundation for thinking about those questions on the blog, and this year we're launching a new series to build on that foundation. Scholar's Call will allow writers to explore integrating Christ's call to follow Him everywhere with His call … [Read more...] about Fall Preview: Scholar’s Call
The Big Picture of Ministry to Emerging Generations
Christians must care deeply about culture and they must recognize that true cultural obedience to their Lord has to take place under the cross. -- Richard Mouw. Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction (Eerdmans, 2011), 136. In Ministry to Emerging Generations I briefly shared my journey to and the beginning of a Doctor of Ministry program (DMin) at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Today my intention was to explore the Big Picture of Creation-Fall-Redemption which frames my academic work. But as I … [Read more...] about The Big Picture of Ministry to Emerging Generations