Christian faith demands a high view of human beings. If Christians are indeed called to compassionately steward our respective polities, then we are also called to a kind of civic engagement that wisely assesses our state of affairs with the type of nuance that transcends a liberal/conservative divide. Our public discourse, then, requires conversation over obstruction, vulnerability o...
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John Inazu:
Civility in
the
Public Square
Civility in
the
Public Square
Christian faith demands a high view of human beings. If Christians are indeed called to compassionately steward our respective polities, then we are also called to a kind of civic engagement that wisely assesses our state of affairs with the type of nuance that transcends a liberal/conservative divide.Our public discourse, then, requires conversation over obstruction, vulnerability ov...
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Recap:
The
Wonder
and Fear
of
Technology
The
Wonder
and Fear
of
Technology
Technology — both theoretically and practically — has staked its claim in our cultural moment. It is here to stay. This dominance has fostered much positive innovation, yet also exposed a great deal of fear and anxiety about our future, prodding the theological realm for greater nuance and application. On November 11-12, the Center for Faith & Work hosted thei...
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CFW
Announces
Fall 2016
Artists-In-
Residence
The Center for Faith & Work is pleased to announce our Fall 2016 Artists-In-Residence: composers Bennett Sullivan and David Bixler. The two artists were chosen from invited proposals that explored the idea of “Tribes”. Each resident artist is now in the process of creating a brand new work on that theme, as it’s uniquely expressed through music. Saxop...
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Stranger
Than
Materialism
By Christopher McNerney In 2013, the philosopher Thomas Nagel rocked the discipline of philosophy with the release of his book, Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False. Nagel, no friend of theism, argued “if the mental things arising from the minds of living things are a distinct realm of existence, then strictly physi...
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Faith &
Work
Conference
Poll Results
When you imagine your work or industry 20 years from now, do you feel mostly... A) Hopeful - 41.3% B) Terrified - 1.1% C) Motivated - 22.6% D) Uncertain - 30.6% E) Cynical - 4.4% When you use your smart phone, do you mostly feel a sense of... A) Wonder - 10.3% B) Anxiety - 24.0% C) Anger - 2.2% D) Joy - 4.2% E) Connection - 59.2% Does your faith influence the way y...
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