As excited as I’ve been to share our book on Pietism and Christian higher education, I’m at least as thrilled by the near-simultaneous publication of a broader study of Pietism. And as it happens, Reclaiming Pietism: Retrieving an Evangelical Tradition (Eerdmans) is written by two of the contributors to our book: Roger Olson and Christian Collins … More Announcements: Reclaiming Pietism
Despite my being out of the country for three weeks, I’m happy to report that there’s been plenty of activity around The Pietist Vision of Christian Higher Education: Forming Whole and Holy Persons. • IVP Academic published a Q&A with me that serves as a brief introduction to key themes of the book. Here’s a sample: What do … More Announcements: What’s New with Our Pietism Book
1/5/15 – Wondering what to give your true love for the twelfth day of Christmas? How about twelve copies of The Pietist Vision of Christian Higher Education: Forming Whole and Holy Persons, which is now officially available from IVP Academic!
Precisely because of the tradition’s emphasis on the personal experience of conversion, the subject of our previous post, Pietism is sometimes critiqued for promoting religious individualism (cf. Karl Barth). However, there’s scarcely any chapter in our book that doesn’t emphasize the importance of community for the Pietist vision of Christian higher education. For example, while philosopher David Williams … More Pietist Vision Previews: The Importance of Community
What is the purpose of Christian higher education? There is, of course, no single answer to the question. In any college, or any of its departments or programs, or of their required or elective courses and the individual class sessions that compose them, there are multiple objectives. But running through all of them, in our Pietist vision of Christian higher education, … More Pietist Vision Previews: Education as Conversion
I’m still a bit staggered that scholars as gifted as John Fea, Rhonda and Douglas Jacobsen, John Schmalzbauer, and Amos Yong would think highly enough of our book on Pietism and Christian higher education to endorse it. But my heart was specially warmed that Houghton College president Shirley Mullen focused so much of her endorsement on how the book was written: … More Pietist Vision Previews: “Pietist not just in content but tone”
Copies are already being delivered, but one week from today is the official publication date of The Pietist Vision of Christian Higher Education: Forming Whole and Holy Persons. The seed of the idea for this book was planted over eight years ago, so it’s beyond exciting finally to hold the book in my hand. But more so, to anticipate … More Pietist Vision Previews: Background
From my very first Christmastide as a blogger… Because it’s about the parents of Jesus, it makes for a decent sequel to my previous post. Not just Boxing Day, Return Unwanted Gifts Day, or Two Turtle Doves Day, the second day of Christmas has enormous theological importance: It reminds us that when the angels returned to the … More Best of The Pietist Schoolman: “What Child Is This?”
Earlier this month our church used a Wednesday night to experiment with a more contemplative form of worship. Calling it “Christmas Quiet,” our pastors led us in prayer, meditation, and song. It culminated in Pastor Mark asking us to reread one of Christianity’s most familiar texts using a technique that is both old and, to most evangelical Protestants, … More Christmas Through Mary’s Eyes
Whatever concerns I have about how Angelina Jolie brings Louie Zamperini’s story to the screen, I’m less interested in discouraging movie-going than in encouraging book-buying. If you haven’t read it yet, I heartily recommend Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken, based on extensive primary source research and numerous interviews with Zamperini (who died earlier this year, four after the book came … More Unbroken: The Meaning of Conversion
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