Working Groups
2012-2013 Working Group
Examining Christian Higher Education
Co-Leaders:
Kara Sevensma & Marj Terpstra
The Governing Board of the Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship announces funding for a 2012-2013 Working Group on “Examining Christian Higher Education Online.” This Working Group will explore how online environments might create space for learning, support community building, encourage Christian practices, address access to Christian higher education, and bring new voices into course conversations. It will also consider the economic, ethical, and educational consequences of adopting online education at Calvin College. The Working Group will meet once a month from September 2012 through April 2013.
If you are interested in applying to be part of this Working Group, please contact the project directors: Kara Sevensma (Education) and Marj Terpstra (Education).
The CCCS Board is grateful for the continuing and creative interest of Calvin faculty in the cause of Christian scholarship, and looks forward to the conversations this group will stimulate across departments and around the college.
2011-2012
The Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship is pleased to announce that two Working Groups have been funded for the 2011-2012 academic year. If you would like to participate in one of these reading groups, please contact the leader(s) listed for further information.
Eating as an Act of Justice
Christopher Smit (CAS), Matt Halteman (Philosophy), and Steve McMullen (Economics)
"Political Discourse from the Perspective of Faith: What principles of dialogue and debate should guide participants, observers, reporters, and citizens who seek to bring their Christian faith to public issues?"
Michael Van Denend (Alumni Association) and Douglas Koopman (Political Science)
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2010-2011
Helping Without
Hurting: International Development and Shifting Paradigms
Mwenda Ntarangwi (Sociology and Social Work) and Jo Kuyvenhoven (Education)
Masculinity in American Christianity:
Recent Developments and Conflicting Directions
Simona Goi (Political Science) and William Katerberg (History)
God's Nature and Attributes:
Implications Across the Disciplines
Laura Smit (Religion)
Exploring the Impact of Faith on Educational Aspirations
Rhae-Ann Booker (Pre-College Programs)
2009-2010
Climate Change: Complexity, Uncertainty and the Precautionary Principle
Del Ratzsch (Philosophy), dratzsch@calvin.edu
Developing a deeper understanding of the impact of the economic recession on Reformed faith and practice
Michael Van Denend (Alumni), alumni@calvin.edu and John Tiemstra (Economics), tmst@calvin.edu
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Late Medieval Mysticism as the Inner Reformation of the Body and Soul
Henry Luttikhuizen (Art and Art History), lutt@calvin.edu
Faith Formation and Expression
Cheryl Brandsen (Dean for Social Sciences and Contextual Disciplines), brac@calvin.edu
and Laura DeHaan (Psychology), ldehaan@calvin.edu
2008-2009
Language, Prejudice, and Christian Witness: Towards a Reformed Response to English-Only Policies, Immigration, and Dialect-and Language-Based Prejudice
Nathan Bierma (CICW) and Karen Miller (Spanish).
Global Health Inequalities, Human Rights, & Justice
Cheryl Feenstra (Nursing) and Renae Boss Potts (Nursing).
Divine Action in a Random World
Stephen Matheson (Biology) and Randall Pruim (Mathematics and Statistics).
Christianity in Africa
Mwenda Ntatrangwi (Sociology and Social Work).
