Called to the Life of the Mind
eBook - ePub

Called to the Life of the Mind

Some Advice for Evangelical Scholars

  1. 80 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Called to the Life of the Mind

Some Advice for Evangelical Scholars

About this book

"I wasn't supposed to spend my life in the world of scholarship," Richard Mouw acknowledges at the beginning of Called to the Life of the Mind. Yet he has indeed spent his career in the academy -- and has become one of the most widely respected evangelical Christian scholars of our time.In this wise little book Mouw defends Christian scholarship as an important and legitimate endeavor, responding in particular to those traditions that continue to be suspicious of intellectual pursuits. Writing in an inviting, conversational style, Mouw reflects candidly on the faithful Christian cultivation of the life of the mind and offers gentle advice on how Christians, especially evangelicals, might fruitfully navigate the world of the academy as followers of Jesus.

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Information

Publisher
Eerdmans
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780802867667

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. 1. The Price
  3. 2. Accusing Voices
  4. 3. The Value Question
  5. 4. The Need for Calisthenics
  6. 5. Not Too Much Haste
  7. 6. The Disillusionment
  8. 7. Humility and Hope
  9. 8. Navigating the “Square Inches”
  10. 9. A Communal Task
  11. 10. Mutual Encouragement
  12. 11. Safe Spaces for “Playing Around”
  13. 12. Academic “Body Life”
  14. 13. Academic “Hopes and Fears”
  15. 14. Critique as a “Moment”
  16. 15. Reality Lovers
  17. 16. Honoring Creation
  18. 17. Beholders
  19. 18. Being Like Jesus in the Academy
  20. 19. A Loom for Weaving
  21. Endnotes