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COAH BBQ

411 Willard Straight Hall

Every year during freshmen orientation, Campus on a Hill (COAH) hosts a BBQ for incoming first-year students and transfers to eat and meet with various Christian campus groups. Look for Chesterton House and stop by our table! 

Chesterton House Overnight 2015

411 Willard Straight Hall

   REGISTER NOW! Welcome to the Chesterton House Overnight 2015! We have designed this mini-retreat to provide incoming students the opportunity to transition from summer into the academic year all in light of Christian faith. Join fellow first-year and some upper class students prior to orientation in order to meet classmates, learn about life at […]

Vespers Service & Reception

411 Willard Straight Hall

Please join us for a short vespers service in the middle of Reunion Weekend.  Led by Chesterton House Senior Scholar Ryan O'Dowd, we welcome alumni and summer students alike. The tradition of Vespers prayer dates from the sixth century, and is traditionally the most prominent hour of daily prayer. It is designed to coincide with […]

15th Anniversary Open House

411 Willard Straight Hall

Cornell is celebrating 150 years, and Chesterton House is celebrating 15 years! Come join us for a Charter Day Weekend Open House to learn more about Christian living and learning at Cornell.   For any and all interested Cornell alumni. Chesterton House is a Center for Christian Studies that is designed to partner with other […]

The Temple & the University

411 Willard Straight Hall

Chesterton House's Program Director, Justin McGeary, will talk about connections between the Old Testament Temple and the contemporary university at Cornell Faith & Action's large group meeting.

Redeeming the Earth

411 Willard Straight Hall

STREAM THIS EVENT LIVE! Joel Salatin, 57, is a full-time farmer in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. A third generation alternative farmer, he returned to the farm full-time in 1982 and continued refining and adding to his parents’ ideas. The farm services more than 5,000 families, 10 retail outlets, and 50 restaurants through on-farm sales and metropolitan […]

Institute of Biblical Studies: Can We Still Believe the Bible? Canon, Transmission, and Translation

411 Willard Straight Hall

CLICK HERE TO VIEW LIVESTREAM Today, many scholars argue that secular and church politics, not divine guidance, determined the 27 New Testament books, and this decision was not until after Constantine became the first Christian emperor of Rome in the fourth century C.E. Following the decisive moment in early Christian history, the winning side in […]

Genes, Atoms, or Something Else?

411 Willard Straight Hall

CLICK HERE TO VIEW LIVESTREAM!   About the Veritas Forum: Where does morality come from? Isn't science rapidly approaching a complete explanation of nature? Do you ever have doubts about your worldview? Where can I find meaning and fulfillment? College students around the world are asking themselves and their friends these questions, but there is […]

The Hellenization of Christianity? Greco-Roman Philosophy and Early Christian Thought

411 Willard Straight Hall

A longstanding thesis holds that key aspects of early Christian thought were appropriated from Greek philosophy.  Historians of early Christianity have debated (a) the extent to which this idea, sometimes called “the Hellenization of Christianity”, pertains to the development of early Christian religious practices and institutions; however, they have generally recognized (b) that Greek philosophy […]

Chesterton House Painting