Chesterton House is excited to invite you to this upcoming Friday Conversation where you'll have the unique opportunity to join a Skype dialogue with Kate Harris, Executive Director of The Washington Institute, on the subjects of Motherhood and Vocation. In light of a culture that places so much meaning and emphasis on success as defined […]
In September 2008, Iris Liang '07 took a major step of faith, left the investment banking world in New York City, and moved to Dallas to launch Videre. In April 2009, Iris went to South Sudan to start Videre’s first microfinance pilot site and in July 2010, traveled to northern Ghana to explore Videre’s second […]
"One of the best of the new generation of jazz piano players."-Bruce Crowther, Jazz Journal International Winner of the 2002 Great American Jazz Piano Competition and a past guest on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz, New York City based pianist/composer Deanna Witkowski has been heralded for her “consistently thrilling” playing and her “boundless imagination” (All Music […]
Christians are called to be faithful. But are we also called to be fruitful? Although some believe that faithfulness is all that matters, others disagree. For our last Friday Conversation, we will be discussing the very practical matter of the role of planning in business and ministry, and we are are very privileged to have as our […]
Dr. Ian Hutchinson is a Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT and author of Monopolizing Knowledge.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
