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Why do a PhD? Decision making under uncertainty

If you’re weighing up whether to do a PhD or not and have got this far in the ā€œWhy do a PhD?ā€ series, you will have already considered your motivations, skills and the honour brought to Christ by studying his Read more

By Richard Dunning, 10 yearsAugust 18, 2015 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

The whole of life for Christ – Keswick 2015

This summer marked the 140th Keswick Convention. The Keswick Convention is a three-week long meeting of Christians in the Lake District with a history of Bible-centred teaching alongside practical seminars. It’s for all ages and interests and of course set in one Read more

By Thom Atkinson, 10 yearsAugust 10, 2015 ago
RealityBites

RealityBites feedback

I was thrilled to get this feedback to one of our lectures at the ITEC conference in Melbourne, Australia. Hello Mark, We met at the end of the ITEC conference. I spoke to you to thank you for your ‘Cannibalism, Read more

By Mark Roques, 10 yearsAugust 7, 2015 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

Why do a PhD? Embracing God’s gifts

I have wanted to be an academic since I was about 8 years old. I loved learning new things. In my free time and over the holidays, I would pursue what I in retrospect call ā€˜little research projects’, trying to Read more

By Eline van Asperen, 10 yearsAugust 5, 2015 ago
RealityBites

RealityBites Nominated for Jerusalem Award

We are delighted to inform you that RealityBites director Mark Roques has been shortlisted for a Jerusalem Award 2015 in the category of Short Form Radio. The feature was entitled Football and Faith and here follows a bit of background Read more

By Mark Roques, 11 yearsJuly 29, 2015 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

“Engaging the university” – in Mexico with IFES

TheĀ International Federation of Evangelical StudentsĀ (IFES) is a truly cosmopolitan community. When its member organisations meet every four years, delegates come from up to 150 countries. This year’sĀ World AssemblyĀ is currently taking place in Mexico, and its highlights include the welcoming into Read more

By Richard Gunton, 11 yearsJuly 29, 2015 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

Who needs faith in scholarship?

This week we present our first ever group post.  Some of the FiSch Fellows, plus guest Alan Chettle, each give their response to a question that we asked ourselves: “Who needs faith in scholarship?” Richard: “Students…” Just by starting a masters Read more

By Faith-in-Scholarship, 11 yearsJuly 20, 2015 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

Why do a PhD? The place of Christians in academia

I was reminded (at the recentĀ Transforming the MindĀ conference) ofĀ some words of Christian professor of philosophy, Nicholas Wolterstorff: Over the years I have had many students come into my office to discuss career choices. Should they set their sights on becoming Read more

By Anthony Smith, 11 yearsJuly 13, 2015 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

Transforming the Mind 2015 – a report

Last weekend, about 45 Christian postgrads, postdocs, early career academics and those who work with them gathered at Dovedale House in the tiny village of Ilam in the Peak District. Together we worshipped, listened to talks, ate, shared our stories, Read more

By Eline van Asperen, 11 yearsJuly 6, 2015 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

Why (I nearly didn’t) do a PhD, part 2

Last week I outlined three questions that I felt needed answering before I could commit to 3 or more years of study. Although the process that led to me reflecting in this way was painful at times, it meant that Read more

By Mark Hutchinson, 11 yearsJune 29, 2015 ago

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  1. kevin on UCB Interview with Vicky GibbensJanuary 30, 2026

    Enjoyed your excellent interview on UCB Mark.😊

  2. t_bowman on The Story of Fred Lemon who met Jesus and Two Angels in PrisonNovember 26, 2025

    Fred Lemon was a diamond geezer. Top banana for digging this one out. Buy that man a beer, guv'nor. Tim

  3. Tim on The Inspiring Story of Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920)October 30, 2025

    All prime ministers start with high ideals (alright, most, that’s you I’m thinking of, Keir Starmer) but are then overwhelmed…

  4. Kevin Keefe on The Inspiring Story of Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920)October 25, 2025

    Thanks again for another interesting and thought-provoking article. I knew very little about Abraham Kuyper prior to reading this.

  5. Jim Skillen on The Inspiring Story of Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920)October 25, 2025

    You've presented a good introduction to Kuyper and his work, Mark. Thank you. I would suggest that you might re-read…

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