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tips for the academic's spiritual life

Remembering the Sabbath (Growing Spiritually in Academic Life Series)

November 11, 2018 by Robert Kaita Leave a Comment

In our goal of supporting early career Christian academics, we like to crowdsource short tips on important ways of thriving as we follow Christ in the university. This fall, we've launched a new series of tips on growing spiritually in academia. Physics researcher Bob Kaita brings us a meditation on Sabbath today, adapted from a brief encouragement he shared with the Princeton InterVarsity Graduate Christian group at the beginning of the semester. We hope it will encourage you whether you read it now as we approach … [Read more...] about Remembering the Sabbath (Growing Spiritually in Academic Life Series)

Filed Under: Advice for Entering Graduate School, Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice, Life in the Academy, Transitions Tagged With: sabbath, Scripture, tips for the academic's spiritual life

Tips from Tim Gilmour (Growing Spiritually in Academic Life Series)

November 4, 2018 by Tim Gilmour Leave a Comment

Life in the university promises a chance to think about the big questions in life, to reflect on who we are and what we're learning. But all too often, life as an academic seems so busy as to overwhelm any chance at contemplation; it can be a struggle to figure out even how to have daily time with God. For our fall tips series, we're asking writers to share a brief tip or idea on building your spiritual life in your role as an academic. Last week we kicked off the series with a post by Mary Poplin. This time we share a … [Read more...] about Tips from Tim Gilmour (Growing Spiritually in Academic Life Series)

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: bible, bible study, Prayer, sabbath, Scripture, tips for the academic's spiritual life

New Tips Series: Growing Spiritually in Your Academic Life

October 28, 2018 by Mary Poplin Leave a Comment

Life in the university promises a chance to think about the big questions in life, to reflect on who we are and what we're learning. But all too often, life as an academic seems so busy as to overwhelm any chance at contemplation; it can be a struggle to figure out even how to have daily time with God. For our fall tips series, we're asking writers to share a brief tip or idea on building your spiritual life in your role as an academic. We're thrilled that longtime friend of ESN Mary Poplin has agreed to start the … [Read more...] about New Tips Series: Growing Spiritually in Your Academic Life

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: bible, bible study, education, knowledge, Scripture, tips for the academic's spiritual life, wisdom

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