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Academic Vocation

Because the God whom we worship is Creator of all, we seek a unity of truth and practice in the university and all institutions. We believe that the integrity of this pursuit will be a witness to the university and professional world.

Recent Resources

		How Can We Change the University? C. John Sommerville expounds on the assertion that now is a time of opportunity for Christians in the university, introduced in his book Decline of the Secular University, to tell us how we must now embark on changing the academic world.

		Leading a Balanced Life of Excellence What good is it if we gain academic prestige, yet forfeit our souls? Robert Kaita, Princeton Physicist, offers his perspective and a Scriptural basis for aiming to serve Christ and achieve academic success simultaneously.

		Discussion Guide for Marsden's Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship Discussion guide for George Marsden's classic, The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship, prepared by Stan Wallace, InterVarsity's director of Faculty Ministry. Part of the Faculty Ministry Catalyst Portfolio.

		What is Calling? Marc Baer of Hope College addresses conceptions (and misconceptions) of calling from personal, Biblical, and historical perspectives. Can we know our calling?

		A Christian Theology of Mentoring Is there a theological basis for academic mentoring? Tom Trevethan and Nan Thomas explore the question in a paper originally presented at the Maclaurin Institute's faculty mentoring conference.

		We Are Walking in the Light of God Faculty Ministry's motto is "In Your Light We See Light," and many universities use the image of light on their seals and shields. How should Christian faculty think about "the light of God" in the context of their work in the university?

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