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The Church and Food

411 Willard Straight Hall

As Christians, we believe that God created the world for both celebration and stewardhip. Although Christians have not always taken that charge seriously, and the dominance of technology has led to indifference about the choices we make concerning food, there is a resurgent interest in thinking carefully and Christianly about our food choices. Prior to […]

Secularization, Religion, and the University’s Critics

Corson-Mudd Hall

Alan T. and Linda M. Beimfohr Lecture We are very pleased to announce our first named lecture, the Alan T. and Linda M. Beimfohr Lecture, which will be given by University of Florida historian C. John Sommerville. This lecture is a gift of Carl '76 and Elaine Neuss of Laguna Niguel, CA, in honor of […]

Natural Theology – Panel Discussion

Chesterton House - Residence 111 The Knoll Rd, Ithaca, New York

What is Natural Theology and Why Does it Matter?  Come let us reason together!  Natural theology aims at establishing truths or acquiring knowledge about God using only our natural cognitive resources...it relies on standard techniques of reasoning and facts or truths in principle available to all human beings just in virtue of their possessing reason […]

Chemist as Complementarian

Chesterton House - Residence 111 The Knoll Rd, Ithaca, New York

Robert C. Fay has been a visiting professor at Harvard University and the University of Bologna, an NSF Science Faculty Fellow at the University of East Anglia and the University of Sussex, and a NATO/Heineman Senior Fellow at Oxford University. His interests include the history of Christianity and its connections to science. See his article, Science […]

The Historical Case for the Resurrection of Jesus

Chesterton House - Residence 111 The Knoll Rd, Ithaca, New York

Christianity is built upon an historical event--the resurrection of Jesus Christ. But what is the evidence for that event? Historian Mike Licona will provide an overview of that evidence. Mike Licona has a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies (University of Pretoria), which he completed with distinction. He is the author of numerous books including The Resurrection […]

Getting All A’s and Still Flunking Life

411 Willard Straight Hall

Can We Know the World—and Still Love the World? On Vocation and the Common Good “Knowledge is power!” was the promise of the Enlightenment. Yes, in a thousand ways, and the great universities of the modern world have birthed that reality And yet, even as it was coming into being there were those who saw […]

Can We Know the World—and Still Love the World? On Vocation and the Common Good

411 Willard Straight Hall

The annual Institute of Biblical Studies, sponsored by Chesterton House, Bethel Grove Bible Church, and New Life Presbyterian Church, is designed to teach from the Scriptures, challenging participants to deepen their knowledge and understanding of God’s Word. Past speakers have included Dr. D.A. Carson, Dr. Walter Kaiser, Dr. Roger Nicole, and Dr. Richard Pratt. This year's guest […]

The Complex Tears of God

411 Willard Straight Hall

“Knowledge is power!” was the promise of the Enlightenment. Yes, in a thousand ways, and the great universities of the modern world have birthed that reality And yet, even as it was coming into being there were those who saw knowledge differently. The poet Byron lamented that “those who know the most mourn the deepest.” […]

Studying Religion in a Secular Classroom

Chesterton House - Residence 111 The Knoll Rd, Ithaca, New York

What does it look like to study religion "objectively" in the classroom while remaining faithful to Christ? The question arises in a number of ways.  Take, for example, the recent viral video Why I Hate Religion but Love Jesus (with almost 20 million hits), and the thoughtful response Does Jesus Hate Religion? Kinda, Sorta, Not Really. Or take […]

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