Finding God at Harvard : spiritual journeys of thinking Christians / Kelly Monroe, editor. [print]

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text

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volume

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0310405602
9780310405603

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LD2134.F494.F563 1996
LD2134 .F56 1996

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Contents:

A CRISIS OF MEANING, AND THE NEED FOR CHANGE A professor under reconstruction/ Glenn Loury A crisis of meaning/ Richard Keyes Harvard, what of the light? / Hermann Hagedorn A world split apart/ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

CONCLUSION: VERITAS, HOPE FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY A hunger for God/ Mother Teresa On abundant life/ Phillips Brooks Alternative to futility/ Elton Trueblood The wonder of being/ Charles Malik Epilogue: a taste of new wine/ Kelly Monroe.

FINDING HOPE, HEALTH, AND LIFE On gravity and lift/ Paul Wylie Hope in a secular age/ Armand Nicholi Jr. He sent His word and healed them/ Michael Yang Facing death, embracing life/ Brent Foster Wonder and wildness: on sex and freedom/ Poh Lian Lim

GOVERNMENT AND THE GOSPEL OF JUSTICE Crisis and faith/ Elizabeth Dole How did we not know? / Peter Clark Cambridge, countries, and Christ/ Robert Beschel Jr.

MONEY, RACE, AND THE GOSPEL OF MERCY From prophets to profits/ Robert K. Massie Jr. In sorrow, joy/ Ruth Goodwin Conversion: one journey outside the gate/ Jeffrey Barneson Salvation to the streets/ Anthony Parker

PLURALISM AND THE GLOBAL GOSPEL Harvard Square/ Habib Malik Christ and karma: a Hindu's quest for the holy/ Krister Sairsingh Jesus, more than a prophet/ Lamin Sanneh Power and gender at the Divinity School/ John Rankin

QUESTIONS AND TURNINGS Questions in a quiet moment/ Rebecca Baer Porteous The inexplicable prayers of Ruby Bridges/ Robert Coles My search for the historical Jesus/ Todd Lake After the gang, what? / Evelyn Lewis Perera

RENEWING EDUCATION: A LIGHT IN THE YARD Judeo-Christian versus pagan scholarship/ Harold J. Berman Feasting at the table of the Lord/ Peter Feaver Called to teach/ Robert Fong A sense of mystery: reflections of a monk/ Brother John

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE EARTH Christianity and the scientific enterprise/ Charles Thaxton More than machines/ Owen Gingerich Why be a scientist? / Gregory Hammett Thorns in the garden planet/ Vera Shaw

THE RECOVERY OF LOVE, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY Childrearing interlude/ Kathryn Donovan Wiegand The grace that shaped my life/ Nicholas Wolterstorff Perfectionism, shame, and liberation/ Rodney Petersen A journey toward wholeness/ Betsy Dawn Inskeep Smylie

Summary: Kelly Monroe presents the testimonies of forty-two faculty members, former students, and distinguished orators at Harvard. Their candid reflections convincingly refute the claim that Christian faith cannot survive a rigorous intellectual atmosphere. The challenge of reconciling a personal encounter with Truth within the academic community is plainly illustrated.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor	Non-fiction	LD2134.M667.F563 1996 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923001689245

GOVERNMENT AND THE GOSPEL OF JUSTICE Crisis and faith/ Elizabeth Dole How did we not know? / Peter Clark Cambridge, countries, and Christ/ Robert Beschel Jr.

Kelly Monroe presents the testimonies of forty-two faculty members, former students, and distinguished orators at Harvard. Their candid reflections convincingly refute the claim that Christian faith cannot survive a rigorous intellectual atmosphere. The challenge of reconciling a personal encounter with Truth within the academic community is plainly illustrated.

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