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@KSPrior , writer, professor, and columnist, shares how Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities can help America avoid repeating a tragic and painful past. Read her blog here:

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New post from @KSPrior : "I’ve found the greatest mental obstacle for students to overcome in doing research is simply accepting that good scholarship begins with materials outside of themselves."

Full of Our Diminished Selves - Christian Scholar’s Review

In a recent New York Times column, Ross Douthat explored “the reasons behind a seemingly unreasonable belief” (namely, the belief that the presidential election was stolen). Some points that Doutha...

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"If there were one work of literature that might help us today to avoid repeating a violent and painful past it is Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities." New post from @SEBTS Research Professor of English & Christianity and Culture, @KSPrior

What A Tale of Two Cities Can Tell Us About Injustice in America Today - Christian Scholar’s Review

“Those who cannot remember the past,’ the philosopher George Santayana, famously said, ”are condemned to repeat it.” Literature is one way of “remembering” the past in a way that exceeds the limits...

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"'Can We Trust the Gospels?' is a concise, compelling and erudite compilation of multiple lines of evidence intended to demonstrate [...] the rationality of the Christian faith." - Clark Bates @PhoenixSeminary @crossway @crbates1

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Carl Trueman interviewed by @KSPrior about his new book, "The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self" cc: @crossway

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: An Interview with the Author - Christian Scholar’s Review

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman (Crossway, 2020) was named this year’s top book...

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"How do I steward my time, energy, and talents in such a way that allows me to pursue love of God and neighbor? That is the true measure of our time on earth." New guest post by Jennifer Powell McNutt, Associate Professor at @WheatonCollege

Guest Post - "Run, Mama, Run!" - Christian Scholar’s Review

Colossians 3:23 – “Whatever your task, put yourselves into it, as done for the Lord and not for your masters, since you know that from the Lord you will receive...

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"But a world in which ideas about literature (or ideas about anything, for that matter) become detached from the thing itself is a world ripe for all kinds of unmoorings." - Karen Swallow Prior New post by @KSPrior , professor at @SEBTS

The Rise and Fall of English Literature (and Academic Subjects) - Christian Scholar’s Review

In a recent essay in First Things, Mark Bauerlein offered an account of the last half century (or more) of literary studies that is dazzling (in both its breadth and...

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New post from @KSPrior : "In contrast, the humble bee—with range, search, study, judgment, and distinction—culls from good sources outside himself and thereby produces sweetness and light..."

Full of Our Diminished Selves - Christian Scholar’s Review

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Mark A. Noll’s The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind was first published in 1994. A panel of faculty members discussed how Noll’s analysis and critique look from the perspective of 2022.

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"The biblical texts are not mere vessels that convey information to us across space and time. They are also works of art" - Matthew Mullins New post, interview with @MullinsMattR by @KSPrior

Enjoying the Bible? - Christian Scholar’s Review

I’m particularly thrilled to interview Matthew Mullins (Twitter: @MullinsMattR) this month, not only because his book Enjoying the Bible: Literary Approaches to Loving the Scriptures (Baker Academic...

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"Such hyper individualism, further cemented in pools of people just like you, leads inevitably to the polarization that has characterized the past few years." - Karen Swallow Prior New post by Karen Swallow Prior @KSPrior

The Emergence of Remix Culture - Christian Scholar’s Review

From Carl Trueman’s The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self to Kristen DuMez’s Jesus and John Wayne, from Beth Allison Barr’s The Making of Biblical Womanhood to Andrew Whitehead...

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"I see how hard it is when you are in the middle of it, living in the moment, to see the bigger picture, the whole truth and nothing but the truth." - Karen Swallow Prior New post by @KSPrior , professor at @SEBTS

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"Remembering our own growth and struggles when we were students can help us not only to be more welcoming to our students, but, ultimately, more effective teachers." - Karen Swallow Prior New post by @KSPrior , professor at @SEBTS

Letting Our College Experience Teach Us - Christian Scholar’s Review

It’s already July, and while for many people July means summer is just getting started, most college professors are already starting to think about the new school year. The start...

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@mbdbaggett , professor at Houston Christian University, shares in this blog about the faultiness of casting herself as the hero of her story. Read the blog here:

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"It is not only the ambition of this book but its execution that establishes Harmon as the most accomplished Baptist ecumenist working in America today..." - Dr. Kimlyn Bender @TruettSeminary @Baylor @Baylor_Press @srharmon @EthicsDaily @gardnerwebb

Baptist Identity, Receptive Catholicity, and Intentional Ecumenicity - Christian Scholar’s Review

Baptist Identity and the Ecumenical Future: Story, Tradition, and the Recovery of Community Steven R. Harmon Published by Baylor University Press in 2016 ix-xiv + 345pp / $$59.95 / 9781602585706...

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"The most important way to understand oneself is to realize that we are made in God’s image... The virtues that humans should seek, with God’s help, are the virtues of God." By @PerryGlanzer , Professor at @Baylor

Virtue Theory without God and God's Revelation Is Never Enough: Jonathan Edwards vs Thomas Clap -...

In 1765 two early presidents of American colonial colleges made their last ethical stands in the form of two published writings. In many respects, both writings maintained the counter-cultural...

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@albpeeler , Associate Professor of New Testament at @WheatonCollege , shares how the book Power Women has challenged her to rethink power through the lenses of vocation, sex, and race. Read the blog here: .

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"...foreign language learning has a potential to be a kind of cultural psychopharmicon, a cultural medicine apropos for social health as well as the health of families and individuals." New post from @Baylor Distinguished Professor Dr. David Lyle Jeffrey:

Language Learning as Spiritual Medicine for a Culture of Narcissism - Christian Scholar’s Review

Today’s post is an excerpt of a longer talk given by David Lyle Jeffrey in May 2019 at a conference sponsored by the Christian Association for World Languages (CAWL). We are...

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@KSPrior , professor at Southeastern BaptistTheological Seminary, writes an analysis of @NotoriousTIB 's book, Strange Rites. Read it here:

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"At a private, religious institution, academic freedom can be fully expressed within the framework of the institution’s doctrinal commitments..." By @KSPrior , Research Professor @SEBTS and @HankReichman , Professor Emeritus @calstate

A Liberal Non-Christian and a Conservative Christian Scholar in Civil Dialogue: Part 1 - Christian...

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"I cannot but recommend [this book] to all serious pastors and teachers of divinity, even for those who might not embrace the theatrical model as a controlling framework." - Dr. Jonathan Huggins @berrycollege @wjkbooks

Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine - Christian Scholar’s Review

Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine Kevin J. Vanhoozer Published by Westminster John Knox Press in 2014 xi + 278pp / $$30.00 / 9780664234485 Amazon Goodreads Reviewed by...

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"Hawkins’s book raises haunting questions about how the private educational system that arose in opposition to racial integration may have contributed to current societal inequities." New post by Caleb Wesley, Director of Retention at @SWU_edu

Book Review - The Bible Told Them So: How Southern Evangelicals Fought to Preserve White Supremacy...

The Bible Told Them So: How Southern Evangelicals Fought to Preserve White Supremacy J. Russell Hawkins Published by Oxford University Press in 2021 pp / $ / Amazon Goodreads In...

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David Smith from Calvin University writes about avoiding teaching practices that steer students toward quick searches for answers. Read the blog here: .

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@mbdbaggett , Professor of English and Cultural Apologetics at @HouChristianU , shares in this blog the faultiness of casting herself as the hero of her story. Read the whole blog here: .

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Duane Covrig, Professor at @AndrewsUniv , shares how centering social justice issues around a doctrine of divine judgment will prevent Christians from serving their own interests or idols. Read the blog here: .

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"Wilson delivers an uplifting, energetic epic poem of his own, one that nevertheless reminds readers that 'the wages of heroism is death.'" - Dr. Jonathan Himes @JohnBrownUniv @canonpress @douglaswils

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"We can use these materials to build golden calves or to build temples that honor the Lord. We can use them as a gift to the Lord or to forge our own idols." - Derek Schuurman New post by Derek Schuurman, professor at @Calvin_Uni

The Meaning of Technology - Christian Scholar’s Review

The book of Genesis opens with the creation account describing a beautiful world of sea, earth, sky, plants, fish, birds and other animals. And then God places a human in...

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Christian Scholarship has a distribution problem. More than ever the Church needs Christian public intellectuals. Here's how you can help.

Christian Scholars have a distribution problem - Christian Scholar’s Review

Christian Scholarship has a distribution problem. More than ever the Church needs Christian public intellectuals. Here's how you can help.

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@DerekSchuurman , professor at @Calvin_Uni , interviews @JacobShatzer about his book Transhumanism and the Image of God. Read the interview here: .

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@DerekSchuurman , Professor of Computer Science at @Calvin_Uni , warns Christians of the dangers of intellectualism without a living faith. Read “The Heart of Christmas” here: .

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"Teaching that is Christian means, among other things, helping students to be Christian students, even as this process also looks forward toward being a Christian 'something else' later on." David Smith New post by David Smith, professor at @Calvin_Uni

Students and Vocation in the Present Tense: Part 2 - Christian Scholar’s Review

In February I posted a piece in which I wondered how we think about our students’ vocations and how that might affect how we teach. I pointed to a common...

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"Literature shows humanity in all its complexities, and in so doing it shows us ourselves, too...loving literature well teaches me to love human beings well...how to live well." By @KSPrior Professor @SEBTS and @HankReichman Professor Emeritus @calstate

A Liberal Non-Christian and a Conservative Christian Scholar in Civil Dialogue: Part 2 - Christian...

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Hank Reichman and Karen Swallow Prior’s dialogue originally printed in the Academe Blog (an AAUP publication). We have reprinted a portion of...

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From the Christian Scholar's Review family: we wish you a joyful and blessed Christmas weekend!

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"Because science deals with reality, it can spur theologians to new ideas, but Christians should not simply accommodate the reductive materialist views commonly associated with the sciences." New post by Josh Reeves, Assistant Professor at @SamfordU

Book Review - Science and the Doctrine of Creation: The Approaches of Ten Modern Theologians -...

Science and the Doctrine of Creation: The Approaches of Ten Modern Theologians Geoffrey Fulkerson and Joel Thomas Chopp, eds Published by IVP Academic in 2021 pp / $28.00 / Amazon...

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"My teaching and scholarship will be permanently changed for the better as a result of having read [this book]..." - Dr. Kevin N. Flatt @RedeemerUniv @wipfandstock @knflatt @TheKingsU @msan168 @willvanarragon

Re-Forming History— An Extended Review - Christian Scholar’s Review

Re-Forming History Mark Sandle, William Van Arragon Published by Cascade Books, Wipf and Stock Publishers in 2019 192pp / $12 / Amazon Goodreads Kevin N. Flatt teaches history at Redeemer Universit...

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"I think that’s what Don’t Look Up does: it tells a preposterous story that, in a roundabout way, echoes aspects of our own world" - Derek C. Schuurman New post by Derek C. Schuurman, Professor at @Calvin_Uni

Don't Look Up as a Neil Postman Parable - Christian Scholar’s Review

The recently released Netflix movie Don’t Look Up is a satirical film featuring a star-studded cast of actors. The film tells a gripping story about a comet heading for earth...

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"The evangelical mind-body problem will be resolved, not in the academy or in Washington, but in our local churches, where we all gather to embody Christ together..." - C. Christopher Smith @ERBks @BrazosPress @ivpress @ChrisSmithIndy

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"As Christian scholars, we must not forget that “lists” of Christian intellectual concepts aren’t “worth a dime” on their own without a living faith" - Derek Schuurman New post by Derek Schuurman, professor at @Calvin_Uni

The Heart of Christmas - Christian Scholar’s Review

The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ… And He shall reign for ever and ever… King of kings, and Lord of...

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"Students are often amazed to find out that their professor who seemingly has it all together has had many of the same struggles that they have" - Jon Vander Woude New guest post by Jon Vander Woude, associate professor at @TrinityTroll

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@KSPrior writes about the difficulty of seeing present troubles in the church, as opposed to easily its troubles in the past. Read the blog here: .

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"...shouldn’t all learning work like this? Where a student is not simply desiring to learn a new set of data, but in some way in the process of so doing, they are transformed..." By Garrett Trott, University Librarian at Corban University.

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"As we become people characterized by love, we will also develop the dispositions that enable us to join God in the work of restoring the perfect relationships that sin broke" New guest post by Karen J. Johnson, Assistant Professor at @WheatonCollege

Guest Post - The Postures of Lament in the Classroom - Christian Scholar’s Review

The greatest commandment God has given us is to love the Lord our God with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strength. And the second is like it, to love...

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"I thought it would be helpful for we who are teaching these students to learn from one who has graduated recently" - Karen Swallow Prior New post by @KSPrior , professor at @SEBTS

Interview with a Recent College Grad: Rebecca Olsen - Christian Scholar’s Review

Interview with a Recent College Grad: Rebecca Olsen A lot has changed in the world and for college students since I went to college long ago. Even over the course...

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Dr. Ruth Bancewicz of @TheFaradayInst shares her thoughts on Peter Harrison ( @uqpharri )'s book, The Territories of Science and Religion.

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Paul Youngbin Kim, Professor of Psychology at @SeattlePacific , writes about the Korean word “nunchi,” and how it has helped him become more sensitive to the needs of his students. Read the full blog here: .

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"Advising Day could be seen as an administrative burden, a bureaucratic intrusion into the academic project of the semester. Instead, I see in it nothing but gifts." - Clayton Carlson New post by Clayton Carlson, professor at @TrinityTroll

The gifts of advising day - Christian Scholar’s Review

Receiving another person’s story is always a privilege. Whether in therapy, confession, interview, or conversation, when one person willingly shares a part of their narrative, they are offer vulner...

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"It starts with an education from the Liberating Artist, the Triune God that requires learning the liberating arts of conversion and worship" - Perry Glanzer New post by Perry Glanzer, professor at @Baylor

Is Jesus Irrelevant to Our Defense of a Liberal Arts Education? - Christian Scholar’s Review

Liberal arts: the term designated for the education proper to a free person (Latin liber, “free”) as opposed to a slave. (Merriam-Webster dictionary) “So if the Son sets you free,...

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"What gifts do they bestow on their offspring to prepare them for life’s journey? A life that will include joy but also pain, reward and loss, plus so much more" - Josh Reeves New post by Josh Reeves, Assistant Professor at @SamfordU

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"What sort of relationship are we being invited to perceive between 'spiritual' and 'non-spiritual' domains?" - Dr. David Taylor @fullerseminary @DukeDivinity @brehmcenter @AnglicanCompass @wdavidotaylor

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"How does the knowledge of a weeping God—that Jesus, the Son of God, wept at the death of a loved one—frame, edify, or inform our instruction about natural disaster, poverty, or conflict?" New guest post by Karen Lee, Provost at @WheatonCollege

Guest Post - Lament as a Christian Pedagogical Tool - Christian Scholar’s Review

Editor’s Note: In light of Ash Wednesday and this time of repentance, confession, and lament before Easter, we will be hosting once a week posts on the theme of lament....

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"Religion is back, not as 'epiphenomenal,' not as a catalyst for other, more real, underlying material concerns, but as a motivator and meaning maker itself." - Dr. Robert Joustra @RedeemerUniv @rjoustra @engageyourworld @cpjustice

A Clash of Rival Apostasies? The Religious Problem and the Clash of Civilizations at 25 - Christian...

What the French call la revanche de Dieu is now so firmly established in the canon of international relations and the politics of the day-to-day that it can be somewhat...

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Chase Mitchell, assistant professor of media and communication at @etsu , talks about resisting the tyranny of immediacy in a hyper-polarized culture of getting things done “now” and ways to cultivate patience in digital spaces. Read the blog here: .

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@SeanStrehlow , instructor at @Baylor , writes about three approaches to how coaches' faith influence their pedagogy. Read the blog here:

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"I highly recommend 'Imagining the Kingdom' to all who are involved in shaping the hearts, minds, and habitus of Christians young and old, in the academy and in the church." - @FakeDrAnderson @obunews @Calvin_Uni @BakerAcademic @james_ka_smith

Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works - Christian Scholar’s Review

Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works (Cultural Liturgies: Volume 2) James K. A. Smith Published by Baker Academic in 2013 198pp / $$22.99 / 9780801035784 Amazon Goodreads Reviewed by Tawa...

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The Passing of the Age of the Novel New post from @KSPrior

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"Equating work with vocation puts us out of step with the economies of post-industrial countries where 'flexible work' undercuts long-term commitments and careers." - Dr. Scott Waalkes @MaloneU @Scott_Waalkes

Rethinking Work as Vocation: From Protestant Advice to Gospel Corrective - Christian Scholar’s...

The classic Protestant teaching about work has led evangelicals to view work as a vocation. In changing economic times, however, Scott Waalkes argues that we should rethink the classic teaching....

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"..serving the Church is always done in the context of history.. Cultivating continual awareness of that context is the sine qua non for philosophers who seek to open intelligent discourses on faith." By Dr. Amber Bowen, Assistant Professor, @RedeemerUniv

Defending the Faith or Defeating the Faithful?: Christian Philosophy and the Practice of Self-Ref...

“Exvangelicalism” is a relatively new term for a much older phenomenon: those who’ve been raised as evangelicals coming to realize that they no longer identify as such, and intentionally reckoning...

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@DrMuehlhoff , Professor of Communication at @biolau , writes about what AIDS Theatre can teach about gentleness and critiquing others. Read the blog here: .

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"Christian engagement entails finding all of the threads in our own work that are not the kingdom of God and standing ready to unravel them." - David Smith New post by David Smith, professor at @Calvin_Uni

Unraveling and Hope - Christian Scholar’s Review

When the Moravian bishop and education reformer John Amos Comenius died in 1670, he was just a few chapters short of completing his 7-volume General Consultation on the Reform of...

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"We will better live into the mission of advocating for Asian lives and dignity as we raise our voices, write, educate, and equip each other to do the work." New post by Paul Y. Kim, an interview with Michelle Reyes, co-founder of @aachristcollab

How Christian Learning Communities Can Effectively Engage AAPI Heritage Month: A Conversation with...

Editor’s Note: Due to a technical error, this post was not e-mailed on May 2 as intended. As a result, we are reposting it today. Thanks, PLG May is Asian...

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"['A Week in the Fall of Jerusalem'] no doubt will prove instructive among those who wish to understand more about early Christianity through the prism of the fall of Jerusalem." - Dr. Viktor Roudkovski @LeTourneauUniv @ivpress

A Week in the Fall of Jerusalem - Christian Scholar’s Review

A Week in the Fall of Jerusalem Ben Witherington III Published by InterVarsity Press in 2017 192pp / $$17.00 / 97800830851737 Amazon Goodreads Not all historical fictions are created equal....

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"Yarhouse is sympathetic to two audiences: evangelical Christians and people experiencing gender dysphoria." - Dr. Jennifer McKinney @SeattlePacific @ivpacademic

Understanding Gender Dysphoria: Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture - Christian...

Understanding Gender Dysphoria: Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture Mark A. Yarhouse Published by IVP Academic in 2015 x + 186pp / $$20.00 / 9780830828593 Amazon Goodreads From the...

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Angela D’Amour, Dean of Student Engagement at @Westmont , shares her review of @PerryGlanzer 's Identity in Action: Christian Excellence in all of Life. Read the entire book review here: .

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Jenell Paris from @messiah_univ , shares research on the presence of anthropology courses and programs in @cccuorg institutions. Read her article in the current issue of the CSR Journal here:

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"There is no better general introduction to the history of Christianity in the West between 1050 and 1300." - Dr. James Halverson @JudsonU @yalepress

Medieval Christianity: A New History - Christian Scholar’s Review

Medieval Christianity: A New History Kevin Madigan Published by Yale University Press in 2015 487pp / $40 / 9780300158724 Amazon Goodreads Reviewed by James Halverson, History, Judson University In...

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"Juxtaposing these two passages invites us to imagine students not as metallic objects to be knocked into shape, but as fractured hearts in need of divine invitation and welcome" - David I. Smith New post by David I. Smith, Professor at @Calvin_Uni

A Tale of Two Transformations - Christian Scholar’s Review

I was recently provoked to fresh reflection on two very familiar passages as I prepared to share them with education students. One is about schooling; the other is about being...

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"Devotion to the Christian ideal of the moral...can dissolve into a quest for moral high ground, a place where we can engage race with clean hands and no moral stain." By Dr. Jenell Paris, Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, Messiah University.

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"Trustees, president’s, and academic leadership should read this to bolster their confidence that they can handle current challenges..." - Dr. Kimberly Carmichael Thornbury @MurdockTrust @wipfandstock @UnionUniversity

Christ Centered Higher Education: Memory, Meaning, and Momentum for the Twenty-First Century -...

Christ Centered Higher Education: Memory, Meaning, and Momentum for the Twenty-First Century David McKenna Published by Cascade Books in 2012 xx + 162pp / $$21.00 / 9781620321874 Amazon Goodreads...

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David M. Johnstone, Associate Dean of Students at @georgefox , shares about living with multiple sclerosis and how, throughout the years, he has encountered stories from students with invisible disabilities. Read the entire blog here: .

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"I highly recommend the work to anyone who has interests in theology, politics, and history." - review by Dr. Jonathan Huggins @berrycollege @eerdmansbooks

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"Even if such actions do not give me great joy, done as acts of redemption, they bring God joy, so I try to do them well as an act of love toward God and humanity." - Margaret Diddams New post by Margaret Diddams, Editor of Christian Scholars Review

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On The Holy, In Autumn New post by Katie Kresser, Professor of Art History at @SeattlePacific

On The Holy, In Autumn - Christian Scholar’s Review

Recently, I visited a Japanese garden with my students. It was a good way to socially distance while enjoying some embodied, face-to-face experience with each other. Mostly, we talked about...

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Gregg Twietmeyer, Professor of Kinesiology at @msstate , shares in three blogs about what Christians can count as success in sports. Read the third blog here: .

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"Students are more than future employees or brains-on-a-stick; they are image bearers of God." - Alexander Sosler New guest post by Alexander Sosler, assistant professor at @montreatcollege

Guest Post - Pastoral Professing: Pastoral Ministry Made Me a Better Teacher - Christian Scholar’s...

In my early academic career, I assumed being a pastor was a liability to my teaching. Perhaps it was my own perception of the academy or the true prevailing ethos,...

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Jessica Daniels, professor at @BethelU , writes about liminality in relation to Jesus and His ministry, and how they relate to Christian higher education. Read this article from the winter 2022 CSR journal:

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"Day’s accounts of congregational efforts to improve life on Germantown Avenue [...] should be read with interest." - Dr. Noah J. Toly @WheatonCollege @OxUniPress @noahtoly

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"Given God’s infinite complexity and creativity, it only makes sense that it will take all of eternity to comprehend the nature of God" - Andrew Kaufmann New guest post by Andrew Kaufmann, affiliated fellow at @CFFlourishing

Guest Post: In Defense of Humanistic Learning - Christian Scholar’s Review

It is cliche at this point to observe that humanistic learning is declining in American colleges and universities, including Christian ones. There are new data points each year, but the...

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Gregory Rummo writes about the challenges students are facing in STEM classes because of the negative impact of cellphones on student motivation. Read the blog here: .

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"Unless your generation makes the effort to keep the dead in the conversation, those voices will be silenced forever. Only through you can they take their rightful place in the community of friends" New post by Julia Hejduk, professor at @Baylor

“Friending” the Dead (Part 1) - Christian Scholar’s Review

Author’s note: This two-part post is based on a talk first delivered to Baylor University’s Crane Scholars (2010), a cohort of Christian undergraduates considering careers in academia, and then to...

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"What we are urging is that particular communities in particular institutions begin imagining ways that they can actively root themselves in their places." - Drs. Jack R. Baker and Jeffrey Bilbro @springarboru

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"[The Image of God in an Image Driven Age] confirms that the Christian imaginary retains the means of providing a rich and coherent rendering of human personhood based on the biblical concept of the imago Dei." - Dr. Michael Van Dyke @CornerstoneU @ivpress

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"Bartholomew advocates for an education where there is the clear recognition of a Christian starting point, and he resists the idea of a neutral approach within any discipline." - Dr. Vincent Bacote @WheatonCollege @vbacote @ivpacademic

Contours of the Kuyperian Tradition: A Systematic Introduction - Christian Scholar’s Review

Contours of the Kuyperian Tradition: A Systematic Introduction Craig G. Bartholomew Published by IVP Academic in 2017 365pp / $40 / 9780830851584 Amazon Goodreads The tradition and legacy of Dutch...

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"Evangelical philosophers can help challenge the identity prejudices that encourage their communities to see Exvangelicals as a monolith of angry, bitter...truth-rejecting apostates" By Michelle Panchuk, Assistant Professor, Murray State University.

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@NickJWatson3 , founder of Global Congress on Sports and Christianity, writes about achieving excellence through humility in sports. Read the full blog here: .

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"The truth of how description shapes vision, which determines action is also an endorsement for the value of liberal arts education." By Clayton D. Carlson, Professor at Trinity Christian College.

The Importance Of How We Describe - Christian Scholar’s Review

“The way in which we describe the world determines what we think we see. What we think we see determines how we act on what we think we see. Descriptions...

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"...Heie’s proposal raises the uncomfortable question of whether the notion of 'Evangelicalism' now has much content at all" - Dr. William B. Evans @erskinecollege @wipfandstock

A Future for American Evangelicalism: Commitment, Openness, and Conversation - Christian Scholar’s...

A Future for American Evangelicalism: Commitment, Openness, and Conversation Harold Heie Published by Wipf and Stock in 2015 xvii +156pp / $$20.00 / 9781498208789 Amazon Goodreads Reviewed by William...

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@mbdbaggett , professor at Houston Christian University, shares her insight on Apple TV's Ted Lasso and the lessons on justice, friendship, and success she learned from the show. Read the blog here:

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"The Spirit opens the eyes of the blind, but the teacher sets the conditions in which spiritual vision can occur. One begins to suspect that these moments become rather difficult to parse." - Alex Fogleman New guest post by Alex Fogleman, of @Baylor

Guest Post - A Pedagogy of Vision: Ambrose of Milan and the Spiritual Senses - Christian Scholar’s...

Jesus’ healing of the blind must rank amongst the more perplexing stories in the Bible. Jesus spits on the ground and makes a mud-saliva mix to rub on a man’s...

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"The varied forms we present—whether interviews, articles, poetry, or art—probe deep questions about the human condition but also give wisdom...to engage others across ideological divides." By Dr. Margaret Diddams, Editor of Christian Scholar's Review.

Introducing Christian Scholar’s Review’s Summer Themed Issue: Conviction, Civility, and Christian...

Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world… The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. This famous poem...

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"How should Christians make sense of “secular” institutions that do so much that is objectively good in society?" By Ricardo Cardenas, Lead Pastor of Calvary Commerce City, Branch Manager at Anythink Library, and Associate Fellow of the KLC.

Public Libraries as Places of Hope - Christian Scholar’s Review

I did not plan to start a career in in public libraries. In fact, when I applied for a job at my local library, my only intention was to make...

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"Thianto’s book casts interesting light on a set of little-known texts from the Dutch Reformed Church’s early period of ministry in Southeast Asia." - Dr. Su Fang Ng @virginia_tech @RadInstitute @UofOklahoma @wipfandstock

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"It is only by...removing the desire for greatness and glory that we can learn to love the sport for the inherent joy within it." Guest post by Dr. Brian Gamel, PostDoc at @TruettSeminary

Guest Post: “Whoever Wishes to Become Great” - Sports, Glory, and the Gospel - Christian Scholar’s...

Being an athlete is often depicted as being interchangeable with striving for glory. Indeed the pinnacle of achievement in sports is almost always depicted as receiving public acclaim and recognit...

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"The very idea of boundaries assumes an external authority, specifically God, which is seen as an affront to the modern self who alone should be freed to determine one’s choices" New post by James Vanderwoerd, professor at @RedeemerUniv

Book Review: The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism,...

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution Carl R. Trueman Published by Crossway in 2020 pp / $34.99 /...

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"Jesus the Great Philosopher" @KSPrior interviews @DrJTPennington , Associate Professor of New Testament Interpretation at @SBTS about his new book.

Jesus the Great Philosopher - Christian Scholar’s Review

Jesus the Great Philosopher: Recovering the Wisdom for the Good Life by Jonathan T. Pennington, Associate Professor of New Testament Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, was...

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"All of us are hurting in some way... we can all extend grace to others from the abundance of grace received, whatever our circumstances" By Dr. Beth Madison, Associate Professor @UnionUniversity .

The V.A.L.U.E. of Vulnerability with Students - Christian Scholar’s Review

“Suffering doesn’t automatically or naturally lead to [spiritual] growth or good outcomes. It must be handled properly.” – Tim Keller “Our fruitfulness comes out of our vulnerability and not just...

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"...more than ever, [college] presidents need to be people of prayer, and they desperately need others praying for them." - Dr. Roger Parrott @BelhavenU @WheatonCollege

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Richard Mouw from @fullerseminary , reflects on why he left @Calvin_Uni and his appreciation of the Calvin community. Read his reflection here:

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"So let me toil in this place I’ve landed, in gratitude, body and spirit. And let me wait, in peace and humility, until that final, glorious Return." - Katie Kressar New post by Katie Kressar, professor at @SeattlePacific

Greener Grass - Christian Scholar’s Review

Whatever rises must fall. Birds return to the forests of their birth, and salmon to the place of their spawning. Elephants (mythically) and humans, too, try to go home to...

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"The demons of static perfection, judgmental and inert, have nothing on our glimmering hourglass God." - Katie Kressar New post by Katie Kressar, Professor at @SeattlePacific

Hourglass: For the New Year - Christian Scholar’s Review

As we celebrate the New Year, we commemorate the passage of the old. In the mass media, this comes in the form of top ten lists and “in memoriam” montages....

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"...if there is a virtue that we need to resurrect in our abrasive and coarse times, it is gentleness." @PerryGlanzer discusses "The Demise of Gentleness"

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