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Why (I nearly didn’t) do a PhD, part 1

About 3 months before I was due to begin doctoral study, I had a sudden crisis of confidence in my decision. Up until that point, my choice had been straightforward and relatively unreflective. I had done well in my undergraduate Read more

By Mark Hutchinson, 11 yearsJune 22, 2015 ago
RealityBites

Factories, Joy and the Kingdom

Wouldn’t it be brilliant if Christians were well known for creating the best factories, offices and work places in the UK? How easy it would be to talk about God’s kingdom if we could point to an abundance of stories Read more

By Mark Roques, 11 yearsJune 18, 2015 ago
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Why do a PhD? For the love of wisdom…

I started applying for PhD projects mainly because I didn’t want to abandon ideas I’d been developing during my earlier studies.  I had a blue-sky, rose-tinted, starry-eyed view of academic research.  In my final undergraduate exams I may have lost Read more

By Richard Gunton, 11 yearsJune 15, 2015 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

Mentoring for Christian postgraduates

If you read our FiSch homepage, you’ll see that Faith-in-Scholarship is all about “Dynamic Christian thinking in the university and beyond”. Within that, there is a particular focus on supporting postgraduate students. Today we have an announcement about one aspect of Read more

By Anthony Smith, 11 yearsJune 8, 2015 ago
RealityBites

RealityBites in the Costa del Sol

Last month Anne and I celebrated thirty years of marriage. We wanted a break and so we booked a holiday with Club La Costa World which is located in Fuengirola on the south coast of Spain. Truth be told we Read more

By Mark Roques, 11 yearsJune 3, 2015 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

How can churches support their postgrads?

Last week we considered some of the contributions postgrads can make to their churches. This week, we’re turning the question around: how can churches support the postgraduates in their congregation? The basic answer to this question, I think, is at first Read more

By Eline van Asperen, 11 yearsJune 1, 2015 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

What can postgrads contribute to the church?

Recently upon chatting with an older and wiser Christian we got onto the topic of discerning the idols of our culture. He, a pastor from Cambridge, quickly came out with the following: “healthcare and education”. Now, agree with him or Read more

By Thom Atkinson, 11 yearsMay 26, 2015 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

Reflecting on music and faith

As someone who’s recently signed up as a new FiSch Fellow, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and my interests. I’m a musician and music lecturer based in York, and I enjoy the kind of ‘portfolio career’ Read more

By Mark Hutchinson, 11 yearsMay 18, 2015 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

How do Christians vote?

A guest post by Will Allchorn, a PhD student in Leeds As a Christian studying politics, I always find it fascinating looking at intersections between my faith and politics. Last Thursday’s UK General Election gave me this chance. Here are Read more

By Faith-in-Scholarship, 11 yearsMay 11, 2015 ago
RealityBites

Randy Lewis and amazing jobs for disabled people

Randy Lewis was a senior Vice President at Walgreens in the USA. Walgreens is the American equivalent of Boots the Chemist and has over 8000 shops and employs 176,000 people. It has a turnover of $76 billion. Lewis has an Read more

By Mark Roques, 11 yearsMay 4, 2015 ago

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    Thank you for taking the time to write this piece, Mark. You have nicely juxtaposed the lives of General Lothar…

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    Thanks for this sobering story, Mark. It's so important to hold Darwin to account for his appalling racism and the…

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    The words 'we don't know we're born' spring to mind. Interesting to read about the bloodthirsty sultan on wikipedia, where…

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    The words 'we don't know we're born' spring to mind. Interesting to read about the bloodthirsty sultan on wikipedia, where…

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    Excellent blog Alicia. I really enjoyed reading this.

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