Chris Watkin, Senior Lecturer in French Studies at Monash University, Australia, recalls the origins of CHAS: The Cambridge CHAS group (Christians in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences) began in 2008 as an occasional and informal gathering of postgraduate students Read more
We continue our journey around the country in search of Christian postgraduate groups, and today we are visiting Wales, where a group of Christian staff and postgraduates named âCriSPâ has been meeting for a number of years. Founding member Caleb Read more
Theme It is God’s purpose to restore, rescue and redeem His broken world through His Son Jesus. Turn on the news and the full impact of the fall will hit you. We hear of terrorist attacks, wars, famine, poverty, torture Read more
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Q: Why did the social scientist talk to her colleague?A: To reveal her ontological security OK, the one about a broken drum being the best Christmas present is a better cracker joke â in fact you just canât beat it. Read more
Continuing our series on values for scholarship, David Hanson looks at Godâs calling for humans to innovate. Scholarship is subject to cultural-formative norms. Humans never fabricate ex nihilo â only God does that. Yet the bringing of ânew thingsâ into existence reflects Godâs creative power in Read more
I wonder why you praise God for sending his son at Christmas. Is it because of the forgiveness that Jesusâ later death and resurrection would afford? Is it because Jesus was the means by which we can have a restored Read more
Theme Jesus claimed on several occasions that He had the authority to forgive sins. For many this is a deeply offensive thing to say. The uniqueness of Jesus Christ is challenged by many people today. It is very instructive to Read more
Cambridge has long been a stimulating home for Christian minds. Devout doctors, monks and other medieval scholars helped birth the world-famous university in 1209, key figures in the English Reformation studied, taught and preached in the town, and God-fearing pioneers Read more
Rachel is a young Christian woman and she is thinking about becoming a diplomat in the Foreign Office. She is challenged by a Christian friend who tells her that she will be wasting her life by going into such a Read more