Posts in the Faculty Writings Category

May 1st, 2012 by Dr. Mark Eckel

Ivory Tower Teaching

If someone asks me how I hope to change the world I tell them I read books. It may come as no surprise that college faculty read, study, research, reflect, write, and teach. But what might surprise you is what is produced from those intellectual pursuits. Some folks like to demean college professors because it is thought they don't live in 'the real world'; they never come down from their so-called 'ivory tower'. Instead, let me introduce you to some towers of learning who wed that learning with the real world.

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April 3rd, 2012 by Dr. Mark Eckel

What did I do to deserve this?

Facing undeserved suffering is the first reason to reject belief in God. Here Dr. Eckel expounds on the topic of Lament.

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October 23rd, 2011 by Dr. Mark Eckel

This World IS My Home: A Theology of Place

“We live in virtual relationships,” Kaycee lamented. Russ added, “We serve Facebook, rather than allowing Facebook to serve us.” “We only have so much time,” Katie rightly ascertained, “Only so much emotion to give. Can we continue far-flung relationships with those whom we no longer live?” The Christian thinker Sertillanges spoke in 1920 about the issues these students raised in the 21st century:

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September 9th, 2011

Am I, my brothers keeper?

Professor Nicholas Piotrowski Reviews the book "My Brothers Keeper" by Dr. Brotzman for The Gospel Coalition. Take a peek to see what's in the covers.

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August 8th, 2011

Books

There was a note of concern in her voice. “Do you think,” my wife Robin began, “that our rafters will hold the weight

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November 30th, -0001 by Dr. Mark Eckel

This World IS My Home: A Theology of Place

“We live in virtual relationships,” Kaycee lamented. Russ added, “We serve Facebook, rather than allowing Facebook to serve us.” “We only have so much time,” Katie rightly ascertained, “Only so much emotion to give. Can we continue far-flung relationships with those whom we no longer live?” The Christian thinker Sertillanges spoke in 1920 about the issues these students raised in the 21st century:

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