Love of Neighbor & the Dismal Science: Economics for Christians

Love of Neighbor & the Dismal Science: Economics for Christians

Chesterton House welcomes Chris Barrett, Professor of Applied Economics and Management, of Agriculture and of Public Policy at Cornell University to discuss development, agricultural and resource economics, poverty traps, food insecurity, how economic models can...

Love of Neighbor & the Dismal Science: Economics for Christians

Markets, Morality & the Medieval Christian Mind

Mary Hirschfeld, professor of economics and theology at Villanova University, became an accomplished professor in a tenured post at Occidental College. As a faculty member there, she had an adult conversion to the Christian faith, which then prompted her to reflect on...

Empire, Nationalism & Discipleship

Empire, Nationalism & Discipleship

Michael L. Budde joins New College Berkeley to be interviewed about themes from his recent book, Foolishness to Gentiles (Cascade Books, 2022), which raises tough questions about citizenship as Christ-followers in the US.

Scholarship & Devotion: Lovers in a Dangerous Time

Scholarship & Devotion: Lovers in a Dangerous Time

Bruce Hindmarsh of Regent College joins the Scriptorium to speak on how love transforms our experience of academic work, however mundane or routine. Drawing from the deep well of Christian tradition, Hindmarsh will explore two forms of scholarly love: a love...

Love, Sex & Faith: Common College Mistakes that Reduce Happiness

Love, Sex & Faith: Common College Mistakes that Reduce Happiness

Social science data consistently reveal that one's lifelong happiness has less to do with professional success than with the quality of one’s relationships—especially marriage and family life. UVA Professor Brad Wilcox will place a spotlight on how to prepare for and...

Biblical Hermeneutics Workshop

Biblical Hermeneutics Workshop

The Bible is a library of genres by a host a human authors, and yet it all hangs together as the Word of God and the story of reality. How does that work? How did the original audience understand it? How are we to apply it to our lives and world today? Alcuin Study...

Sex, Identity & How We Got Here

Sex, Identity & How We Got Here

Lewis House hosts Carl Trueman, Professor of Biblical & Religious Studies at Grove City College. He explores the cultural currents beneath the sexual ideology of today’s culture. Why do we, and our wider culture, think the way we do? What forces have shaped us to...

Why Boredom Matters

Why Boredom Matters

Hear from Dr. Kevin Gary, Professor of Education at Valparaiso University, as we examine the pervasive problem of distraction and boredom as a hindrance to human flourishing and consider ways to connect to richer moral and spiritual practices.

Empire, Nationalism & Discipleship

New College Berkeley’s Director Chat with Craig Wong

The Executive Director of New College Berkeley, Craig Wong, will share where the organization is headed and how NCB envisions serving the Church in these changing and uncertain times. Then Craig Wong will open up the discussion to attendees. How does NCB's vision...

Empire, Nationalism & Discipleship

Poetry & Truth Telling with Marilyn McEntyre

Join New College Berkeley to reflect on what poetry has to do with maintaining a commitment to truth telling and how the practice of poetry—reading it and writing it—can attune us to language in important and invigorating ways. There will be time to try out some...