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22 February 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Emerging Scholars at Jubilee 2010

Cross-posted from the Emerging Scholars Blog
I spent the weekend at Jubilee, the annual student conference of the Coalition for Christian Outreach. Jubilee has a great reputation for emphasizing the theology of vocation – a reputation which was confirmed, by the way – but I didn’t expect the high level of fun generated by the conference. [...]

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18 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

New World Religions Class Starting

I’ll be starting one of my favorite teaching series next month: World Religions.  Here are the details.
Where: Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park, KY (directions)
Dates: March 3 through May 5 (no class March 24 or April 28)
Time: 6:30pm to 8pm
We’ll be covering the history, beliefs, and practices of major world religions and new religious movements, including:

Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Mormonism
Wicca
Scientology

…with [...]

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17 February 2010 ~ Comments Off

ESN Makes the News!

The good work of my InterVarsity colleague (and fellow ESN blogger) Tom Grosh has been recognized by his local paper. Tom is hosting an Emerging Scholars Network event later this month, “The Sociology of Faith,” featuring Christian college professor Donald Kraybill of Elizabethtown College. Kraybill will draw upon his academic expertise as a scholar of [...]

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