“People are against my theory, because it is at the same time avant-garde and Christian: the avant-garde people are anti-Christian, and many of the Christians are anti-avant-garde.” -René Girard
Relationships, Theology and Suffering: How College Students Grow Spiritually
Part 5 of series The Spiritual Lives of Christian College Students. The fifth and final reflection on the spirituality of students attending Christian colleges based upon Todd’s national research project, informed by Spiritual Transformation Inventory (STI) data from over 5,000 students attending CCCU and ABHE colleges and universities.…
Searching for the Soul Film Festival Explores Humanity in a Technological World
Investigating the Meaning of Humanity in a Technological World A festival bringing together filmmakers, scholars, students, and the public to view and discuss three feature films asking important questions about science and the soul. Saturday, October 13, 2012 Sutherland Auditorium…
Presidential Debate: College as a Passion for Learning or a Means to a Paycheck?
A diminished sense of higher education’s purpose is a problem facing all liberal-arts institutions. By George David Clark in the Chronicle for Higher Education Rob Jenkins’s recent warnings about the tendency of politicians to reduce community colleges to “job-training centers” strike me as particularly…
Christian College Seniors Report Lower Spiritual Vitality than Freshman, by Todd W. Hall, PhD
The third of five reflections on The Spiritual Lives of Christian College Students based upon Todd’s national research project, including Spiritual Transformation Inventory data from over 5,000 students attending CCCU and ABHE colleges and universities. by Todd W. Hall, PhD When we look at how students’ spirituality changes…
The Source of Creativity?
Our language determines our realities, not the other way around.
How do I “break in” as a screenwriter in Hollywood? Phone Seminar Opportunity with Brennan Mark Smith
How do I “break in” as a screenwriter in Hollywood? It is perhaps the most asked question on the Two Handed Warrior website contact page. Screenwriter, screenwriting consultant, and Two Handed Warrior contributor Brennan Mark Smith thinks he knows the…
Christian College Students are Secure but Unpracticed Spiritually
Part 2 of series The Spiritual Lives of Christian College Students. The second of five reflections on the spirituality of students attending Christian colleges based upon Todd’s national research project, including Spiritual Transformation Inventory data from over 5,000 students attending CCCU and ABHE colleges and universities. by Todd W.…
Toward a Deep Blue Ocean: Forging a Robust Spiritual Development Stage Theory
Note: This paper was originally delivered at the 2012 Society of Vineyard Scholars in Minneapolis, MN. Jonathan Edwards placed the blame for Satan’s victory in the First Great Awakening on the failure of the stage-theory used by the pastors of…
Friday VIDEO: J. K. Rowling’s at Harvard Commencement Address
J.K. Rowling, author of the best-selling Harry Potter book series, delivers her Commencement Address, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination,” at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association. (via harvardmagazine.com). . J.K. Rowling Speaks at…
The Future of the Liberal Arts College in America and Its Leadership Role in Education Around the World
Lafayette and Swarthmore Colleges sponsor conference on challenges facing historic liberal arts institutions By Eric Hoover Easton, Pa. — Demand for higher education is up, but so, too, are college costs. The returns on investing in a bachelor’s degree have grown, yet…