Category: Blogs, Podcasts & Webisodes

Janel Curry

Thursday’s Podcast: The Future of Christian Higher Education

August 6, 2015

The first season of The Pietist Schoolman Podcast was meant to extend and expand the conversation that started with our book The Pietist Vision of Christian Higher Education, so it’s fitting that the season finale features the same woman who wrote the book’s preface: Janel Curry, provost of Gordon College. For today’s episode, Janel and I talked about … More Thursday’s Podcast: The Future of Christian Higher Education

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Welcome to the New and Improved Pietist Schoolman!

August 3, 2015

Here it is: the redesigned Pietist Schoolman! After some tinkering with fonts and other settings, I decided to stick with the WordPress theme recommended by readers in last month’s poll (Gateway). But I also opted to make this look a bit more like a personal website. The blog is still the centerpiece, but now there’s a stable … More Welcome to the New and Improved Pietist Schoolman!

Wartburg College

Thursday’s Podcast: A Lutheran Perspective

July 30, 2015

Our penultimate episode in season 1 of The Pietist Schoolman Podcast features Dan Hanson offering a Lutheran (and a student’s) perspective on higher education. About to start his final year at Luther Seminary, Dan reflects on the difference between a “college of the church” and a Christian college, explains why vocation and “faithful criticism” are central to Lutheran higher education, and … More Thursday’s Podcast: A Lutheran Perspective

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And the Winner Is…

July 27, 2015

It looks like I was right to suspect that it was time for this blog to undergo a makeover, as only 13% of you wanted me to keep the WordPress theme I’ve been using for four years (The Morning After). The people’s choice for our new theme, with 47% of the votes cast, is Gateway: Thanks to … More And the Winner Is…

Devin Manzullo-Thomas

Thursday’s Podcast: An Anabaptist Perspective

July 23, 2015

Public historian Devin Manzullo-Thomas (director of the Sider Institute for Anabaptist, Pietist, and Wesleyan Studies) joins me for episode #10 of The Pietist Schoolman Podcast. (You can find it on iTunes or via The Christian Humanist). Drawing on his experiences with Messiah College and the Brethren in Christ Church, Devin reflects on history and higher education at the … More Thursday’s Podcast: An Anabaptist Perspective

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Vote Early and Often: Should The Pietist Schoolman Get a New Look?

July 21, 2015

Last week I revealed that, four years into blogging, I’m considering switching The Pietist Schoolman to a new WordPress theme: new layout, new colors, new header image, new fonts, etc. Thanks to everyone who wrote in via comments and email with suggestions — and words of caution. Now, it’s time to vote! First, check out four possible themes (three suggested by … More Vote Early and Often: Should The Pietist Schoolman Get a New Look?

Hawthorne, A First Step Into a Much Larger World

Thursday’s Podcast: A Wesleyan Perspective

July 16, 2015

The Pietist Schoolman Podcast returns this morning with sociologist John Hawthorne sharing a Wesleyan perspective on Christian higher education and faith-learning integration. (In an interview done a few days before the Supreme Court’s marriage ruling, John also offered a thoughtful, non-alarmist take on how Christian colleges might respond to such a decision.) You can find my conversation with … More Thursday’s Podcast: A Wesleyan Perspective

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Help Me Pick a New Look for The Pietist Schoolman!

July 13, 2015

Ever since this blog started in June 2011, it has used the same WordPress theme. Described as “a classic and popular magazine-style theme that has withstood the test of time,” I liked The Morning After because it squared with my preference for a multi-column, magazine-like look that would make it easy for readers to find posts other than the … More Help Me Pick a New Look for The Pietist Schoolman!