The topic of a recent cover story in Christianity Today is shaking up not only the world of missions, but also academia. The World the Missionaries Made is a report on the work of Robert Woodberry, a sociologist currently researching atRead more…
College Christian Humanitarianism: Part 1
Not long after graduating from college in 2005, I interviewed students on campus about their involvement in community service. All of them said that they spent less time doing community service in college than in high school, and most ofRead more…
How Are Faculty and Students “Blessed to Be a Blessing?”
Three weeks ago, I began taking the Perspectives on the World Christian Movement course at my church. Founded in 1974 and organized by the US Center for World Mission, Perspectives explores “the biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic dimensions of worldRead more…
Dove Power: Advocacy the Christian Way
“What does it mean for Christians to do social justice advocacy as if God is real and Jesus is risen?” is a significant question. Anyone have example regarding how such social justice advocacy relates to (interacts with or even beenRead more…
The Intersection of Church and Business
J. Nathan Matias (@natematias), Research Assistant, MIT Media Lab Center for Civic Media continues his Urbana12 series. This post in original form (12/28/2012) can be found here. As some of you know, the seminar is part of the Business Changing the World Track. Thank-you Nathan! GreatRead more…
Find Your Voice and Own It: Women and the Academic Life
Thank-you to J. Nathan Matias (@natematias), Research Assistant, MIT Media Lab Center for Civic Media, for venturing into and reporting on Women and the Academic Life as part of his Urbana12 series.* We’re looking forward to your responses to this material — any seminar participants withRead more…
Making Cross-Cultural Relationships in a Globalised World
J. Nathan Matias (@natematias), Research Assistant, MIT Media Lab Center for Civic Media continues his Urbana12 series. This post in original form (12/30/2012) can be found here. Thank-you Nathan! Great to have you contributing material to the ESN Blog. Your work is much appreciated.. ~ ThomasRead more…
What I Remembered at Urbana 12
Last month’s Urbana 12 taught me a few things — for example, on a panel of three people, it takes a long time for each panel member to answer each question from the audience. The more important lessons, though, wereRead more…
The Theology of Evangelical Action on Immigration Reform
This is the fourth post in an Urbana12 series by J. Nathan Matias (@natematias), Research Assistant, MIT Media Lab Center for Civic Media. This post in original form can be found here. ————————————- This weekend, I’m at Urbana, a gathering of Christian students interested in the workRead more…
Gradschool for God’s Global Mission: S. Joshua Swamidass
Why would a student who cares about God’s mission even consider applying to gradschool? Speaking with us is S. Joshua Swamidass, an Assistant Professor in the Medical School at Washington University in St Louis.Read more…
The Found (Luke 19:1-10)
This is the piece the third of a four part series in which David Williams shares some historical and theological observations on the Bible passages studied in the Urbana12 business track. The other posts of the series are The Call (Luke 5:1-11), TheRead more…
The Lost (Luke 15:1-10)
This is third post of a four part series in which David Williams shares some historical and theological observations on the Bible passages studied in the Urbana12 business track. The earlier posts of the series are The Call (Luke 5:1-11) and The KingdomRead more…
Serving Christ as a Professor: Suggested Readings from Urbana 12
Below are suggested readings from my Urbana 12 seminar Serving Christ as a Professor. These are books or essays that Emerging Scholars Network staff and members have found especially helpful to their journey toward becoming a faculty member. In each section,Read more…
The Kingdom (Luke 10:1-24)
Though the Seventy-Two’s moment is not our moment, nevertheless, their Lord is our Lord, and as we modern-day disciples faithfully embody and articulate the good news of God’s reign in Christ, we still present our friends, families, communities, workplaces, and world with a difficult but necessary choice. Let us do so with grace, earnestness and the solid assurance that “all things” are in Christ’s hands.Read more…
Overcoming The Paternalism of The Informed: Calisto Odede on Luke 5
This is the second post in an Urbana12 series by J. Nathan Matias (@natematias), Research Assistant, MIT Media Lab Center for Civic Media. This post in original form can be found here. Thank-you Nathan! Great to have you contributing materialRead more…
Unpacking the Missions Statement of Jesus in Luke 4, Urbana 2012 Opening Session
J. Nathan Matias (@natematias), Research Assistant, MIT Media Lab Center for Civic Media, makes art, software and social processes which empower people to become more creative, more effective, and more informed. His recent projects include the Festival of Learning, researchRead more…
The Call (Luke 5:1-11)
This is the first post of a four part series of posts in which David Williams shares some historical and theological observations on the Bible passages studied in the Urbana12 business track. The second post of the series is The KingdomRead more…
What Books Should We Suggest at Urbana 12?
In only 15 days, ESN will be joining 18,000 of our closest friends at Urbana 12, InterVarsity’s triennial missions conference. As in years past, we’ll have an exhibitor table, and I’ll be hosting a seminar on “Serving Christ as a Professor.” OneRead more…
The Winners of Your Mind’s Mission
Last week, to celebrate the launch of the new EmergingScholars.org, we announced we were giving away 5 copies of Greg Jao’s new book, Your Mind’s Mission. We have collected the entries and randomly chosen our winners: Angelica Daniel Sophia GeraldRead more…
Announcing the New ESN Website (and a Chance to Win a Free Book)!
The Emerging Scholars Network has a new website! We invite you to visit and explore. To celebrate the launch of the new Emerging Scholars Network website, we’re offering you the chance to win one of 5 copies of Your Mind’s Mission, theRead more…
$100 Scholarships to help Emerging Scholars Not Miss Urbana12
Update: As of 12/14/2012 all the scholarship money has been used in the account. If you’re at Urbana12, please swing by ESN’s booth and various other gatherings/opportunities. For more information check out ESN’s exhibit profile page. What benefits will an EmergingRead more…
Which Bible do you use?
At church on Sunday, a friend leaned over and asked me what Bible I was using. It happened to be the ESV Study Bible; she asked because of the many (and long) footnotes, margin references, etc., but this is onlyRead more…
More on ESN at Urbana 09
To add to Mike’s LAST Week in Review: ESN at Urbana 09, below are a few pictures and some of my joys of serving Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) at Urbana 09. What a joy to … serve a nearly continuousRead more…
LAST Week in Review: ESN at Urbana 09
Tom and I have been busy recuperating from our week at Urbana 09, so there won’t be any Week in Review this week. Instead, we’re each going to share some highlights of our experience. If you were there, we hopeRead more…