Hungry for Truth, Dealing with Doubt: Spiritual Deconstruction & the Truth-seeking Enterprise
2024-10-03 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | North Carolina Study Center, 203 Battle Lane, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514
How many of us really want to know the truth? If we were to honestly seek it, where would it lead? How would we, and how should we, respond when what we learn calls into question what we used to know?
Join the North Carolina Study Center for a conversation with Dr. Gavin Ortlund and Dr. Molly Worthen as they discuss truth-seeking, confidence, and the place of doubt in the journey of faith. They’ll offer advice on how we can come alongside friends and family who are wrestling with doubt, and how we can process our own while continuing to seek the Truth, who is Christ.

Dinner with the Dean: Jed Atkins on the Liberal Arts
2024-08-29 17:30 - 18:45
People say that college is about more than making good grades and getting a job, but what exactly is it for? Come hear from Dr. Jed Atkins, the new Director and Dean of the School of Civic Life & Leadership at UNC, as he discusses what a student can gain from a university education, and how to take advantage of that opportunity during the coming year. RSVP is required.

2024 Annual Meeting
2024-07-15 14:00 - 2024-07-17 12:00
The 14th Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Christian Study Centers will be held at the North Carolina Study Center (NCSC) in Chapel Hill, NC. NCSC completed $3.5M in renovations on its 180-year-old historic home in fall 2022, which includes an updated kitchen, counseling room, and a library. The home is a 5-minute walk from the center of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, making it a convenient location for students to participate in programming or utilize the space for study. The 6,500+ sq. foot NCSC home and nearby on-campus buildings will provide Annual Meeting attendees with a taste of southern hospitality and community.

Is There a Way of Medicine for Christians?
2024-04-10 17:00 - 18:30
Join the North Carolina Study Center for a conversation with Farr Curlin, co-director of the Theology, Medicine, & Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School. Curlin will invite participants to consider what Hippocrates, science, compassion, and justice have to do with Christian practices of hospitality toward those who are sick and injured.

Business, Finance & Glorifying God?
2023-11-02 17:00 - 18:30
Join the North Carolina Study Center for a pizza dinner on Thursday, November 2nd at 5pm at the Study Center to learn more about how you can glorify God in the marketplace and about the unique opportunities to build culture and promote human flourishing in business. Michael Tremain, managing partner at Sovereign’s Capital, is the featured speaker.

Love, Dating & Sex: Wisdom for Navigating the Confusing College Landscape
2023-10-12 18:00 - 19:30
Today’s college students live in an exceedingly confusing time for navigating the realms of love, dating, and sex. What should we make of this vast gap between our cultural perception of romance, and the on-the-ground reality? What does the sociological data teach us about long-term happiness and fulfillment in dating and marriage? And what does biblical truth and Christian wisdom have to say on these matters? Join the North Carolina Study Center for an evening with Dr. W. Bradford Wilcox as he helps us chart a way forward through this perplexing terrain!

NC Study Center Summer School
2023-06-29 09:00 - 12:00, 2023-06-28 09:00 - 12:00, 2023-06-27 09:00 - 12:00, 2023-06-26 09:00 - 12:00
Students, faculty, alumni and friends are invited to join the NC Study Center for four days of teaching from internationally renowned Bible expositor, Dr. Christopher JH Wright. Through daily interactive teaching, rich group discussion, and assigned readings, Dr. Wright will lead an interpretive journey through the book of Exodus, exploring its theological motifs, significance within the canon of Scripture, and foreshadowings of Christ.

NC Study Center Summer School
2023-06-26 - 2023-06-29
Students, faculty, alumni, and friends of the NC Study Center are invited to join four days of world-class teaching from internationally renowned Bible expositor, Dr. Christopher JH Wright.
Through daily interactive teaching, rich group discussion, and a manageable amount of assigned reading, Dr. Wright will lead us on an interpretive journey through the book of Exodus, exploring its theological motifs, significance within the canon of Scripture, and foreshadowings of Christ.

Class of 2023 Senior Celebration Dinner
2023-05-05 18:00 - 20:00
In partnership with the UNC Parent’s Council, the NC Study Center is hosting a Class of 2023 Senior Celebration Dinner on Friday, May 5th at 6:00pm.
This is a time to celebrate together with your class, to reflect upon your UNC journey , to enjoy a nice meal, to receive a small graduation gift, and to receive a Christian commissioning for your post-graduation endeavors.

The Soul of Shame, the Role of Therapy & the Power of the Gospel
2023-03-29 19:00 - 20:30
Join the NC Study Center for an evening in Chapel Hill with psychiatrist and award-winning author, Curt Thompson, MD. Thompson will speak at the NC Study Center on themes from his two most recent books, The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves and The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community. Thompson argues that underneath all our longings is the desire to be known and that this fundamental yearning manifests itself in our deep need to make things of beauty.

Intellectual Retreat: Theology of Health & Medicine
2023-01-14
The North Carolina Study Center is excited to be hosting its second annual intellectual retreat in January of 2023! These retreats are designed to cultivate lively conversation, (friendly) debate, intellectual growth, and fellowship—all in a community of Christian graduate and advanced undergraduate students at UNC-Chapel Hill.
The topic for this year’s discussion will be the theology of health and medicine. Since its inception, Christianity has been closely aligned with the practice of medicine and caring for the sick. Health and illness are universal experiences that get at the heart of what it means to be human and to be whole. However, knowing how to define health, facilitate healing, and navigate the complexities of contemporary medicine are difficult tasks. In this seminar, we will explore a variety of topics related to health and healing as we think together about how to best bring the Christian tradition to bear on our practices of healthcare.

What is the University For? Truth-Seeking, Student Formation & the Question of Vocation
2022-10-04 17:30 - 19:00
“What is the university primarily for?”
This is a fiercely debated question today. Common responses range from ‘truth-seeking’ to ‘advancing knowledge through research’ to ‘producing an educated citizenry fit for a democracy.’
What if the primary purpose of the university was more so about student formation than about transmitting information? More so about providing a holistic vision of ‘the good life’ than about career training? Should the university be in the business of character formation (the in loco parentis model) today, and if so what might this practically look like?
Join the NC Study Center to explore these topics with Perry Glanzer of Baylor University.

Pizza with the Provost: Faith, Flourishing, and the Four-Year Journey
2022-08-18 17:30 - 18:45
Join the NC Study Center for a night of pizza and conversation with UNC Provost, Dr. Chris Clemens. Dr. Clemens will speak about the many remarkable opportunities that UNC affords, share his pro-tips for selecting courses and picking a major, and will lend his advice for how Christian students can flourish in their faith while studying at a large, pluralistic, public university.
All students welcome! This event will be especially relevant for new first-year students making their transition to UNC.

To Serve the University: Reflections Over a Lifetime of Faith & the Vocation of Higher Education with Dr. Nathan O. Hatch
2022-03-31 18:30 - 19:45
Join the North Carolina Study Center in Chapel Hill for a special evening with Dr. Nathan Hatch! Dr. Hatch recently retired after a long career as a prominent historian of American religion and a leading university administrator. During his respective tenures as Provost of Notre Dame and President of Wake Forest University, Dr. Hatch became one of the leading Christian voices within American Higher Education.
During this interview, Dr. Hatch will reflect on his lifetime of service to the university, the art of Christian leadership, the state of contemporary higher education, and the prospects for Christian scholarship today. There will also be time for audience interaction and Q+A.
