Encouragements / issues / helpful contributions to think about being a Christian Academic
This share and develop session focused on both promotion and progression in an academic career since an academic unlike other professions has to often set the agenda for how they will progress their career and elevate their position. This is in contrast with other careers where it is more a case of when someone is…
This blog is a writeup of a C-A-N- share and develop online session. The motivation for the event was touching on a matter that affects all academics in that working in academia is often very solitary. Though we may be part of a team, a lot of the time we have to carry out our…
The opening beatitudes taught by Jesus’ on the mount had such authority and brought a completely unexpected but world changing message to the onlookers. For the religious leaders the message was sharper than a double edge sword and piercing every point of defence they sought to find inside of themselves. It was frustrating them even…
I want to examine a case of what I think is good Christian scholarship, as an exemplar that we might follow: the work of the sociologist, David Lyon, who has become known as a leading expert on surveillance studies. Many Christians in the academe adopt approaches that, I believe, are neither effective, nor satisfactory as…
Biblical Perspectives on Academic Research – Some Brief NotesDr David Twiss (Medical Physicist, retired) These notes comprise a brief overview of Scripture which is not intended to be comprehensive or conclusive. Taken together with the appended comments, it is hoped that they provide some initial guidance on the perspective which the Bible takes on knowledge…
A recent book has been published by Bloomsbury, Christianity and the University Experience, where also a recent review of the book was published in the Times Higher Education. The book contains evidence of both the impact of University on Christian students as well as the impact of faith on their University experience. Clearly faith cannot…
In the Old Testamanet God spoke through a donkey. Could He also possibly speak today through a course review? Maurice shares a hard learnt experience to encourage us all A disasterThe quinquenial review was expected to be a relative formality – but God wanted to encourage me through it. We had been successfully running the M.A.…
It is a valid observation that, in the book of Acts, proclamation of the gospel message often came as an explanation of some work of God in people’s lives. It is equally valid to say that we should, therefore, be looking for such works of God and taking the opportunity to offer a similar explanation.…
Professor George Grimble, UCL Division of Medicine Dr Mark Surey kindly invited me to speak at the Christian Academic Network conference on “Enriching Universities, as Christian Academics, in a Politically Correct World” and relate the title to my lifetime career in academia. At 68, my active work is coming to an end but I could…
Alan Hay provided an overview of the Christian’s role in Our Discipline and Institution during the 2002 C-A-N Conference. In A Strange Land(Alan Hay) ‘Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper’…