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Astronomy through a Christian telescope

One of the motivations for Faith in Scholarship is the conviction that Christian faith makes a difference to all areas of life. It’s not just the ‘religious’ areas of our lives that are affected, but, in the famous words of Abraham Kuyper, ‘There is not a square inch in the whole domain Read more…

By Faith-in-Scholarship, 11 yearsAugust 8, 2014 ago
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Abstract mushrooms and reduced cows

When you look at a mushroom, what do you see? You might be attracted by its colourful hood, or by its smell. Or you may think of mushrooms in garlic butter. When I look at a mushroom, I see the fruit body of a basidiomycete. This is because mushrooms are Read more…

By Eline van Asperen, 11 yearsAugust 1, 2014 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

A Christian worldview (2) fall

The Bible presents a narrative of Creation, Fall and Redemption.  A story of what our world is like and what God is doing in and through it. We might expect, then, that academia, as an enterprise located in God’s creation, fits into this narrative. In Anthony’s recent post we saw that Christian Read more…

By Thom Atkinson, 11 yearsJuly 25, 2014 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

Planning better places

“Help make better places” is the strap line of my department. It’s fairly good as far as strap lines go, and is reflected in the goals of many of our students. It recognises that the cities and habitats we live in at the moment are far from perfect, but does Read more…

By Richard Dunning, 11 yearsJuly 11, 2014 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

Serving Christ in Academia

I heard a talk about “Being a Christian in Academia” recently and wanted to make a response.  I had a list of points at which I would have said something different from what the speaker said, and there were probably enough for a 30-min talk. But as I reflected, there Read more…

By Richard Gunton, 11 yearsJuly 4, 2014 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

A Christian worldview (1) creation

Is there a Christian way of thinking about your discipline? I think most of us would answer, ‘Yes,’ but spelling out what that means is usually a difficult task! The Bible gives us a narrative of a good creation, spoilt by sin, and being put right through the redemptive work Read more…

By Anthony Smith, 11 yearsJune 27, 2014 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

A is for archaeology

The most common reaction I get when I tell people I am an archaeologist is, ‘I always wanted to be an archaeologist when I was little!’ Since most people have left that dream behind and found more useful things to do, I sometimes find myself pondering why it is worthwhile Read more…

By Eline van Asperen, 11 yearsJune 20, 2014 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

A response to Anti-intellectualism

Anti-intellectualism in the church has been well documented (Noll 1995) and is still a problem for Christian academics today. It may appear in many guises, but one is what Don Carson calls “blue-collar arrogance”[1]. This is the idea that if you can’t do something practical – so that others can see Read more…

By Thom Atkinson, 11 yearsMay 31, 2014 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

First aid for postgrads

This week, I’m taking a look at another initiative concerned with Christian scholarship. Grad Resources has a unique model for engaging with the university.  Based in the USA, it has a telephone helpline dedicated to PhD students in moments of crisis, or who feel a need for anonymous support.  The National Grad Read more…

By Richard Gunton, 11 yearsMay 23, 2014 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

In support of a rest

Recently I took time out of a holiday to finish preparing a conference paper. At the same time I could see a colleague becoming more stressed with the pressure of their work load, and read an article by the Vice Chancellor of a large British university, in which he admitted Read more…

By Richard Dunning, 11 yearsMay 16, 2014 ago

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