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How Dickens Helps Me Read the Prophets: Contributions of Bleak House to Engaging Scripture

August 24, 2026
In these times of acute social, political, and economic tensions at home and abroad, it is not uncommon to hear calls for ‘prophetic’ voices who can offer substantive critique of injustice and bring expectations of change to marginalized communities of despair, if not to the broader society. In the United States, Martin Luther King, Jr.…

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Helping the World’s Search for a Vocabulary

In a fascinating conversation published in Advance magazine a few years ago, Shirley Hoogstra interviewed Anne Snyder and David Brooks about their impressions of the kind of Christian education happening on our CCCU campuses.  Are we doing enough, Shirley asked, to be a “leaven” in the larger academy, helping “to transform things for the better?”…

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“The Most Precious Gift” ft. the University of Bristol’s Gavin D’Costa I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Forty-Nine

In the forty-ninth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Gavin D’Costa, Professor of Catholic Theology Emeritus at the University of Bristol and Invited Professor of Interreligious Dialogue at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. D’Costa opens by discussing the legacy of Vatican II and…
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August 24, 2026

How Dickens Helps Me Read the Prophets: Contributions of Bleak House to Engaging Scripture

In these times of acute social, political, and economic tensions at home and abroad, it is not uncommon to hear calls for ‘prophetic’ voices who can offer substantive critique of injustice and bring expectations of change to marginalized communities of despair, if not to the broader society. In the United States, Martin Luther King, Jr.…
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August 24, 2026

In What Age Do We Find Ourselves?

When Dr. Addleman wrote asking me if I might speak at a pre-­conference event for the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities gathering, he suggested the title: “What Age are We Living In?” I’m a historical and cultural sociologist, and in my writing and teaching, I like working with a big canvas. His suggestion offered…
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August 24, 2026

Why Formation in Charity Matters in the Face of Nihilism

Thanks to John Addleman, for inviting me to be a part of this conversation. I am Joe Creech, and it’s my privilege to serve as the executive director of the Lilly Network of Church-­Related Colleges and Universities. John asked me to say just a word about what that organization is. Since 1991, the Lilly Network—formerly…
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August 24, 2026

Formed by Our Work: The Cultural Logic of Christian Scholarship

If you want to know what an academic institution truly believes about itself, don’t start with its mission statement. Open a tenure file. Look at which publications are held in esteem, which grants are praised, and which writings are dismissed as mere filler. Long after we articulate our institution’s vision and mission, it’s those decisions…
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August 24, 2026

Christian Intellectual Institutions and the Age of Nihilism

How can Christian intellectual institutions—institutions dedicated to pursuing and understanding the good, the true, and the beautiful in the name of Christ—respond to an age of nihilism? That is the question raised by Dr. Hunter’s address, and it is the question I want to take up. In some ways, this can seem like a question…
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August 24, 2026

Augustinian Insights for Social Media Marketing

Social media use is growing around the world. There are currently 5.41 billion people using social media globally with about 63% of the world’s population actively using at least one platform. Social media platforms are popular among marketers as well, spending $247.3 billion on social media advertising globally in 2025, and comprising 30% of all…

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The CSR blog is published daily with contributions from over 30 experienced scholars and practitioners discuss how Christ animates learning across a broad range of fields. The CSR blog provides a forum that both creates and curates interdisciplinary conversations about faith and learning in a way that draws and informs leading Christian scholars and practitioners from around the world.

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August 24, 2026

Helping the World’s Search for a Vocabulary

In a fascinating conversation published in Advance magazine a few years ago, Shirley Hoogstra interviewed Anne Snyder and David Brooks about their impressions of the kind of Christian education happening on our CCCU campuses.  Are we doing enough, Shirley asked, to be a “leaven” in the larger academy, helping “to transform things for the better?”…
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August 21, 2026

Character in Community: A Fellowship Inspired by Oxford’s Online Leading with Character Course (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this series, we shared the story of how the Leading with Character Fellowship was built: a six-week community of practice scaffolded around the Leading with Character online course, designed to bring relational accountability, weekly small groups, and shared formation to what might otherwise have been a solo online experience. Two of…
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Character in Community: A Fellowship Inspired by Oxford’s Online Leading with Character Course (Part 1)

About a year ago, the two of us were power walking in Seattle when the conversation turned to a free online course called Leading with Character — one that JoAnn, along with an incredible group of global scholars, had recently designed. The course was about to launch, and the anticipation was palpable. As someone new…
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August 19, 2026

Why Do Non-Religious Students Like Christian Faculty and Staff So Much? Perhaps It Is Because We Don’t Talk to Them about Religion or Purpose

Like 82% of Christian higher education institutions, Baylor does not require students to be Christians. So this past month, with the help of my colleague Kevin Dougherty, I decided to drill down into our 2026 Senior Baylor Faith and Character data to find out about the experiences of non-religious students at Baylor. What are their…
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August 18, 2026

One of the Major Shortcomings of Christian First-Year Students that Christian Universities Fail to Address

As mentioned yesterday, one of the great things about many Christian students entering Christian colleges is that they often have a purpose, and for over a third of them, that purpose is a God-focused one and not simply to be happy, obtain comfort and security, or focus on themselves in some other way. For instance,…
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How Students at Elite Secular and Christian Universities Understand the Good Life, Purpose, and Self-Worth: Some Surprising Differences

Editor’s Note: This post is the first in a three-part series addressing how we deal with purpose and the good life in Christian higher education.  I remember having a conversation some time ago with the leader of one of the large Christian college partnerships. In the midst of the conversation, I found it surprising that…

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