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The Theology of Evangelical Action on Immigration Reform

January 4, 2013 by J. Nathan Matias Leave a Comment

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 work of the church worldwide. Over the next few days, I will be blogging two kinds of sessions. Sessions like  this morning's gathering  [12/29/2012]  are intended to inspire and challenge Christian students to … [Read more...] about The Theology of Evangelical Action on Immigration Reform

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Urbana12 Tagged With: Chris, G92 movement, Immigration, immigration reform, Sojourners, urbana, Urbana12, Welcoming the Stranger

Gradschool for God’s Global Mission: S. Joshua Swamidass

December 31, 2012 by J. Nathan Matias 3 Comments

This is the third 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 material to the ESN Blog. Your work is much appreciated. ~ Thomas B. Grosh IV, Associate Director of ESN. ---------------------- This weekend, I'm at Urbana, a gathering of Christian students interested in the work of the church worldwide. Over the next few days, I will be blogging two … [Read more...] about Gradschool for God’s Global Mission: S. Joshua Swamidass

Filed Under: Academic Vocations, Academics as Mission, Christ and the Academy, Science and Faith, Tips for Grad School, Urbana12 Tagged With: calling, grad school, science, tips for grad school, urbana, Urbana12, vocation

The Found (Luke 19:1-10)

December 31, 2012 by David Williams Leave a Comment

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), The Kingdom (Luke 10:1-24), and The Lost (Luke 15:1-10). ~ Thomas B. Grosh IV, Associate Director of ESN. … [Read more...] about The Found (Luke 19:1-10)

Filed Under: Bible Studies, Christ and the Academy, Urbana12 Tagged With: found, urbana, Urbana12, Urbana12 Bible Study

The Lost (Luke 15:1-10)

December 30, 2012 by David Williams Leave a Comment

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 Kingdom (Luke 10:1-24). The series concludes with  The Found (Luke 15:1-10). ~ Thomas B. Grosh IV, Associate Director of ESN. … [Read more...] about The Lost (Luke 15:1-10)

Filed Under: Bible Studies, Christ and the Academy, Urbana12 Tagged With: The Lost, urbana, Urbana12, Urbana12 Bible Study

Serving Christ as a Professor: Suggested Readings from Urbana 12

December 29, 2012 by Micheal Hickerson Leave a Comment

Your Minds Mission

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, foundational or introductory selections are listed first, followed by books that are either more advanced or written for a specialized audience. Be sure to also see our list of Best Books for Undergraduates from Urbana 09, as suggested by our blog readers. We … [Read more...] about Serving Christ as a Professor: Suggested Readings from Urbana 12

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Life in the Academy, Urbana12 Tagged With: Book recommendations, books, Faculty, professor, undergraduates, urbana, Urbana12

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