Bruce Wearne encourages students to reflect upon institutional relationships in academic life and the effect of higher education reform. I first developed the above diagram as a part of my response to what was happening at Chisholm Institute of Technology (CIT) in Melbourne back in the 1980s. CIT was part Read more
“Of making many books there is no end…” Ecclesiastes 12:12 There is a point of view from which it looks implausible that research in any field could continue indefinitely, century after century, endlessly discovering new things about reality. Part of the classic fin de siècle phenomenon was the suggestion that there might not be much Read more
Tom Ingleby (above, left of centre) reflects on the workshops he attended at Church Scientific in Leeds Could a Christian worldview enhance science? This was the rather controversial question which sat behind the Church Scientific project. The claim is that if Jesus is Lord of all things and the one in whom all wisdom Read more
For Easter Monday, here is a reflection on a poem which I was sent by my supervisor recently: ‘Suddenly’ by the twentieth-century Welsh poet and Anglican priest, R. S. Thomas. As I had always knownhe would come, unannounced,remarkable merely for the absenceof clamour. So truth must appearto the thinker; so, Read more
Picking up my series on Christian philosophy in diagrams, I want to share an idea that really excites me at the moment – inspired by Andree Troost’s “What is Reformational Philosophy?”, which I’ve just finished reading. Perhaps not everyone finds diagrams as wonderful as I do, but they have a great ability to present complex ideas all Read more
As part of our series on the idea of a Christian university – and in these tense times of academic “industrial action” – I want to share a review of “What are Universities For?” by Stefan Collini (Penguin, 2012). The appearance of a Penguin paperback about the purpose of universities indicates considerable Read more
J.S. Bach often scribbled Soli Deo Gloria at the end of his music: glory to God alone. His humble dedications are beautiful—and striking because of his genius—but they have always left me with niggling questions. We are all called to dedicate our work to the glory of God, but what if we Read more
This review is reprinted with permission (and some additional material) from The Glass, the journal of the Christian Literary Studies Group (issue 30, Spring 2018). See other selected articles and more information about the journal and Group here: clsg.org. Why Study? Exploring the Face of God in the Academy (Fellowship of Evangelical Students, Read more
Last year a FiSch working group that I led published a paper entitled “Beyond ecosystem services: valuing the invaluable”, which we hope will be part of a trend towards more transparent approaches to environmental policy. So we were excited when a paper appeared last month that echoes our primary concerns – coming from a much Read more
As part of our ongoing series on academic skills, today’s post is about the skill of asking questions well in an academic seminar (or similar setting). For many postgraduate students and researchers, especially in the humanities and social sciences, seminars focused on a particular interest area are the main way we Read more