“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.” […]
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 […]
Forgiveness is central to Christian Faith. Last year we watched a very compelling film entitled As We Forgive. This year we will be watching selections from The Power of Forgiveness. From the website: "The POWER of FORGIVENESS explores and translates it into a popular, accessible documentary film for public television. The film combines character-driven stories of dramatic […]
Occupy Wall Street: What is it and what should we make of it? As requested by many students, we will have an opportunity to hear from and speak with two Cornell Professors, Chris Barrett and Bob Hockett, about this movement that has been so prominent in the news this year.
What is scientism, and how is it set apart from ‘science’ proper? What, if anything, sets scientific knowledge apart from other ways of knowing? How should our scientific practices relate, if at all, to attempts to understand the world in other ways? What sorts of evidence can or should we use in pursuing understanding of the […]
Dr. Ian Hutchinson is a Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT and author of Monopolizing Knowledge.
Facebook delivers constant connection, but does it help us in our quest for community? What is the future of friendships when they are increasingly mediated by digital technologies and commercial interests? Felicia Song, assistant professor at Louisiana State University, offers critical reflections on social media’s influence on contemporary social practices and more broadly, technology’s role […]
Dr. Ecklund will speak with about her recent research on the religious beliefs of scientists, now published as Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think, and also about the relationship between her scholarly work and her faith. Her first book Korean American Evangelicals: New Models for Civic Life was published by Oxford University Press. Friday […]
Iris Liang (’07) is the founder and Director of Operations of Videre, a microfinance organization based out of Dallas that works with entrepreneurs and small business owners in South Sudan and Ghana. She will share her experiences working in microfinance as well as her thoughts on faith in the business context.
