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UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship - Chapter 3: Christian scholarship and the rules of the academic game, 2/17

Join us at the Christian Faculty and Staff Fellowship on Wednesday, 2/17 , at 11:45 AM (done by 12:45 PM).  Meeting logistics   We'll continue to meet on Zoom until it's clear that staff, faculty, and students are fully back on campus and pursuing their regular activities. I'll keep checking for announcements about that.  The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87919167217?pwd=cVJjbHhUaXhidllPMkM1UXVCbzc0QT09   You're welcome to eat your lunch during the session.  But wait, there's more! We'll start Chapter 3 of The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship by George M. Marsden. The Amazon links are: Paperback: https://amzn.to/3pIQRwL Kindle: https://amzn.to/32W0iPM From the abstract on Amazon: "Marsden argues forcefully that mainstream American higher education needs to be more open to explicit expressions of faith and to accept what faith means in an intellectual context."  Items of interest   Professor Geo...

UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship - Topic, 2/10

Join us at the Christian Faculty and Staff Fellowship on Wednesday, 2/10, at 11:45 AM (done by 12:45 PM).  Meeting logistics   We'll continue to meet on Zoom until it's clear that staff, faculty, and students are fully back on campus and pursuing their regular activities. I'll keep checking for announcements about that.  The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87919167217?pwd=cVJjbHhUaXhidllPMkM1UXVCbzc0QT09   You're welcome to eat your lunch during the session.  But wait, there's more! We'll start Chapter 2 of The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship by George M. Marsden. The Amazon links are: Paperback: https://amzn.to/3pIQRwL Kindle: https://amzn.to/32W0iPM From the abstract on Amazon: "Marsden argues forcefully that mainstream American higher education needs to be more open to explicit expressions of faith and to accept what faith means in an intellectual context."  Items of interest   Welcome Isaac ...

UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship - How we got here, Part 2 - 2/3

Come to the Christian Faculty and Staff Fellowship on Wednesday, 2/3, at 11:45 AM (done by 12:45 PM).  Meeting logistics   We'll continue to meet on Zoom until it's clear that staff, faculty, and students are fully back on campus and pursuing their regular activities. I'll keep checking for announcements about that.  The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87919167217?pwd=cVJjbHhUaXhidllPMkM1UXVCbzc0QT09   You're welcome to eat your lunch during the session.  But wait, there's more! We'll finish Chapter 1 of The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship by George M. Marsden. The Amazon links are: Paperback: https://amzn.to/3pIQRwL Kindle: https://amzn.to/32W0iPM From the abstract on Amazon: "Marsden argues forcefully that mainstream American higher education needs to be more open to explicit expressions of faith and to accept what faith means in an intellectual context."  Items of interest   The CS Lewis Inst...

UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship - How we got here, 1/27

Come to the Christian Faculty and Staff Fellowship on Wednesday, 1/27, at 11:45 AM (done by 12:45 PM).  We'll continue to meet on Zoom until it's clear that staff, faculty, and students are fully back on campus and pursuing their regular activities. I'll keep checking for announcements about that.  The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87919167217?pwd=cVJjbHhUaXhidllPMkM1UXVCbzc0QT09   I attached a flyer from Phil Bishop. It's an interview with Dr. John Lennox, emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University. The listed time is Eastern, so make the conversion to Central time, 1 hour earlier.  But wait, there's more! We'll discuss Chapter 1 of The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship by George M. Marsden. The Amazon links are: Paperback: https://amzn.to/3pIQRwL Kindle: https://amzn.to/32W0iPM From the abstract on Amazon: "Marsden argues forcefully that mainstream American higher education needs to be more open ...

UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship - The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship, 1/20

Come to the Christian Faculty and Staff Fellowship on Wednesday, January 20 , at 11:45 AM (done by 12:45 PM).  We'll continue to meet on Zoom until it's clear that staff, faculty, and students are fully back on campus and pursuing their regular activities. I'll keep checking for announcements about that.  The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87919167217?pwd=cVJjbHhUaXhidllPMkM1UXVCbzc0QT09   The CS Lewis Institute has a free webinar featuring Randy Alcorn discussing Heaven. It's based on his book Heaven . I've read it, and it will challenge how you think about heaven. It's free, but you need to register. Click the link to do so: https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/Heaven   But wait, there's more: We'll finish discussing the Introduction of The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship by George M. Marsden. The Amazon links are: Paperback: https://amzn.to/3pIQRwL Kindle: https://amzn.to/32W0iPM From the abstract on Amazon: "Mar...

UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship - The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship, 1/13

Happy New Year! Come to the Christian Faculty and Staff Fellowship on Wednesday, January 13 , at 11:45 AM (done by 12:45 PM).  We'll continue to meet on Zoom until it's clear that staff, faculty, and students are fully back on campus and pursuing their regular activities. I'll keep checking for announcements about that.  The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87919167217?pwd=cVJjbHhUaXhidllPMkM1UXVCbzc0QT09   But wait, there's more: We'll discuss the Introduction of The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship by George M. Marsden. The Amazon links are: Paperback: https://amzn.to/3pIQRwL Kindle: https://amzn.to/32W0iPM From the abstract on Amazon: "Marsden argues forcefully that mainstream American higher education needs to be more open to explicit expressions of faith and to accept what faith means in an intellectual context."  You're welcome to facilitate one of our meetings as well. Since we're s...