Chris Gehrz

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Registration Open for the Inaugural Bethel Colloquium on Pietism Studies

March 19, 2012

I’ve mentioned pieces of this since after Christmas and there’s a count-down widget on this blog’s home page, but let today’s post serve as a more official announcement: On Friday, April 20, 2012, Bethel University will host its inaugural Colloquium on Pietism Studies. This coming about three years after we hosted a Lilly Research Conference … More Registration Open for the Inaugural Bethel Colloquium on Pietism Studies

That Was The Week That Was

March 17, 2012

Here I wrote about the “Kony 2012” controversy and how it was covered by different types of media before this news about the new Invisible Children film director broke… I don’t think Jason Russell’s behavior or arrest would change my reaction. Part two of my spiritual travelogue found me reflecting on my college/grad school years, … More That Was The Week That Was

My Churches: A Spiritual Travelogue (part 2)

March 16, 2012

Today I’ll continue my recollection of the churches that I’ve called home over the years. (See part 1 here.) While the congregations of my childhood and adolescence in the Twin Cities were all members of the Evangelical Covenant Church, deciding to attend the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia meant that I didn’t … More My Churches: A Spiritual Travelogue (part 2)

This Day in History: The Ides of March

March 15, 2012

CAESAR: The ides of March are come. SOOTHSAYER: Ay, Caesar; but not gone. Happy March 15th, everyone! But especially my friend Brook, who celebrates his birthday on the ides of March, and my brother Jon and his wife Michelle, marking their 10th anniversary today. All of which has me thinking that perhaps we’ve let one … More This Day in History: The Ides of March

Live (and Sing) in Harmony with One Another

March 14, 2012

There are few people in the history of the world whom I respect more than the late Dietrich Bonhoeffer. But even he was bound to be very, very wrong about something: Because it is bound wholly to the Word, the singing of the congregation, especially of the family congregation, is essentially singing in unison. Here … More Live (and Sing) in Harmony with One Another

Christian College Presidents: 1975 and 2012

March 13, 2012

In addition to Perry Glanzer’s article on Christian colleges educating for wisdom, the March 2012 issue of Christianity Today also includes Timothy Morgan’s interview with Wheaton College president Philip Ryken and Gordon College president D. Michael Lindsay. Reading it, I couldn’t help but think back to a much older CT piece that I ran across … More Christian College Presidents: 1975 and 2012

The Kony Kerfuffle

March 12, 2012

In yesterday’s links post, I mentioned the “Kony 2012” film recently released by the group Invisible Children, and the strong criticisms it received. I linked to a couple of particularly thoughtful posts by one of my former students, a development worker now living in Uganda, where Kony first came to infamy. Brief overview: Joseph Kony … More The Kony Kerfuffle

That Was The Week That Was

March 10, 2012

Here • I didn’t write as much here as I would have liked because I was grading a set of midterm exams. (More of that to come next week.) But I did pause/procrastinate long enough to complain about grading, so that’s something… • Plus… Why our mission in the Bethel History Department seems in keeping … More That Was The Week That Was

My Churches: A Spiritual Travelogue (part 1)

March 9, 2012

In a couple of places recently, I’ve come across this question: “Where did you come of age spiritually?” Not exactly, “When did you become a Christian?” or “What church did you grow up in?” But “Where did you come of age?” I’ve struggled mightily to answer it. My own faith journey has been so gradual … More My Churches: A Spiritual Travelogue (part 1)

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Educating for Wisdom

March 8, 2012

For someone who both works in a Christian university and researches the history and theory of Christian higher education, it’s been exciting to see a national publication make that model of formation the cover story of an issue, as Christianity Today has done for March. I already posted a brief mention of the CT article … More Educating for Wisdom

The Pietist Schoolman

The website of historian Chris Gehrz

Author: Chris Gehrz

Registration Open for the Inaugural Bethel Colloquium on Pietism Studies

My Churches: A Spiritual Travelogue (part 2)

This Day in History: The Ides of March

Live (and Sing) in Harmony with One Another

Christian College Presidents: 1975 and 2012

That Was The Week That Was

My Churches: A Spiritual Travelogue (part 1)

Educating for Wisdom