As part of his Doctor of Ministry (DMin) in Ministry to Emerging Generations (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary), Tom's written a number of book responses and given several short presentations (personal and group). In this series he not only "shares the wealth," but also looks forward to your feedback as he refines his project: An argument for vocational discernment for graduate studies in the context of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (Stay tuned to learn more!). Earlier posts on the program: Ministry to Emerging … [Read more...] about Book Response: To Change the World, by James Davison Hunter
To Change the World
Is Exile the Best Paradigm for Christians in the Academy?
I've been working through some thoughts left over from my reading of James Davison Hunter's To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World. This is probably my last post on this book, unless, of course, I think of something else. In searching for a new paradigm for Christian engagement with the world, Hunter suggests Jeremiah 29, God's word to Israel as they were about to go into exile among the Babylonians. Jeremiah 29:11 is the most often quoted verse from this … [Read more...] about Is Exile the Best Paradigm for Christians in the Academy?
How do we practice a faithful presence?
Last week, I offered my review of James Davison Hunter's important book, To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World. A central idea of Hunter's is that Christians ought to be a "faithful presence" in their community of faith, their tasks, and their spheres of influence. Today, I want to focus on the second of those items: our tasks. I think there's a parallel between one of the mistakes people make in inductive Bible study - seeking to jump too quickly to … [Read more...] about How do we practice a faithful presence?
Week in Review: Future of Evangelicals Edition
What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. The Future of Evangelicals in Academia. Who else to address this question than Mark Noll, historian and author of The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind. Lots of good material in this interview, including some of his impressions of James … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Future of Evangelicals Edition
Changing the World with James Davison Hunter
Michael Hickerson wrote the below review when he served as the Associate Director of the Emerging Scholars Network. Each year, the InterVarsity Faculty Ministry Leadership Team (FMLT) read a book together that (we hope) gets at some aspect of our ministry to the university. Our book for this year was James Davison Hunter's To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World (Oxford University Press, 2010). If you've not read it yet, you should. Hunter, a … [Read more...] about Changing the World with James Davison Hunter