The Augustine Collective is a wonderful annual conference hosted by the Veritas Forum in Boston, attended by a select number of students from Cornell affiliated with Claritas, a Journal of Christian Thought, as well as students involved with similar periodicals on other campuses around the country. The conference is focused on the vision and practice […]
"The Heart of the Old Testament: Nurturing Love for God and God’s People" (2 credits) The foundational goal of all education must be character formation. There is no better resource than the Old Testament with its timeless narratives of God’s perfect faithfulness in the face of human frailty, and the repeated exhortations to embody uprightness […]
Join us for a Skype conversation with Distinguished Professor of Biblical Studies at Gordon College and Cornell alumna Elaine Phillips. An accomplished Old Testament scholar, Elaine's book-length commentary on the book of Esther is included in the Expositor's Bible Commentary. Her latest book, An Introduction to Reading Biblical Wisdom Texts, was published by Hendrickson Publishing […]
All welcome for fun, food & fellowship.
Dr. Michael Stevens believes Wendell Berry is a crucial voice for the world today, and more particularly, for Christians. His book, written with co-author Dr. Matthew Bonzo, "Wendell Berry and the Cultivation of Life" evaluates Wendell Berry’s writings theologically, addressing themes congruent with contemporary theological concerns while acknowledging ways Berry’s vision can be adopted and lived. […]
Fred is a cum laude graduate of Cornell University (1982) and a graduate of Harvard Law School (1987). Since 1989 Fred has been involved with the First National Bank of America and its holding company (collectively, “First National”). He has been involved in First National’s purchase of tax liens, seller-carryback notes, loan portfolios, and the […]
James Noronha (B.S. Engineering '09) was a member of Fellowship ofChristian Athletes and Naval ROTC at Cornell. He went into the Marinesafter graduation, deploying to the Pacific and the Afghan War. Afterleaving the military he spent a year in Jordan dedicated to missions andlearning Arabic language and culture. He helped start a gym there as […]
Spiritual disciplines are often viewed “vertically,” as means to draw us closer to God. While they do deepen and enrich our relationship with God, in this lecture, Kyle plans to highlight and tease out another dimension to their practice: the “horizontal” ordering of life together with our neighbor. Rather than merely being ways to connect […]
