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The Tension of Suffering, Flourishing, and the Imago Dei

June 22, 2026
How does one rightly comprehend the imago Dei? That Latin phrase, imago Dei, or image of God, is a summation of Genesis 1:27, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” From a physical standpoint, humans clearly look and behave differently…

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America’s Low-Wage Earners

Twenty-five years on, Nickel and Dimed still reveals our continuing blindness—and its author’s as well This year marks a quarter of a century since the publication of Barbara Ehrenreich’s classic account of what life is like for low-wage earners: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America. It is a book that continues to…

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“In a World Where Worship is Very Much Still Alive” ft. DePaul University’s William T. Cavanaugh I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Forty

In the fortieth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with William T. Cavanaugh, Professor of Catholic Studies and Director of the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University. Cavanaugh begins by drawing from his most recent book, The Uses of Idolatry, a means…
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Christ-­Centered Praxis in Healthcare Education

While Samford University has long been committed to the integration of faith and learning, a coordinated, university-­wide emphasis began in 2021 through Academic Affairs’ Faculty Success Center with the launch of its Faith and Learning Initiative. A year-­long process led a faculty taskforce to develop four emphasis areas—personal spiritual growth, vocational exploration, pedagogical integration, and…
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June 22, 2026

Public Health: Interprofessional Reflections on the Image of God

The School of Public Health at Samford University encompasses four departments: Public Health, Social Work, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Healthcare Administration and Informatics. The mission of the School of Public Health is to prepare students to become servant leaders by demonstrating the love of God through nurturing the emotional, intellectual, physical, and spiritual health of individuals and communities. While there are differences that…
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June 22, 2026

Imago Dei in Practice: Service, Vocation, and Healthcare Formation at Samford University’s School of Health Professions

The theme verse for the Samford University School of Health Professions (SHP) is 1 Peter 4:10, “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” Faculty, staff, and students are regularly reminded of this verse, and we endeavor to fulfill 1…
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June 22, 2026

The Golden Thread of Caring: Living Out Hebrews 6:10

The Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing (MSSON) was built on a foundation of excellence in nursing education and a mission to meet the needs of people through Christ-­centered service. Started by the Birmingham Baptist Association in 1922, the school’s name honors the nurse leader, Ida V. Moffett. Moffett helped transition the nursing program to Samford…
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June 22, 2026

The Tension of Suffering, Flourishing, and the Imago Dei

How does one rightly comprehend the imago Dei? That Latin phrase, imago Dei, or image of God, is a summation of Genesis 1:27, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” From a physical standpoint, humans clearly look and behave differently…
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June 22, 2026

Imago Dei: A Pharmacist Perspective

It is a privilege to communicate the connections between pharmacy education and the image of God. Initially, one may not think that these could be linked; however, the ties between these two topics are strong. To set the stage, overviews of the profession as well as the imago Dei will be offered. The Pharmacy Profession…

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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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June 22, 2026

America’s Low-Wage Earners

Twenty-five years on, Nickel and Dimed still reveals our continuing blindness—and its author’s as well This year marks a quarter of a century since the publication of Barbara Ehrenreich’s classic account of what life is like for low-wage earners: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America. It is a book that continues to…
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Celebrating “God’s Image Carved in Ebony”: And Remembering the Tragedy of Pagan Anthropology in Christian Universities

"'God’s Image cut, or carved in Ebony,' was a phrase first used, we believe by the English Church Historian, Fuller …and assuredly this phrase is among the most striking of the graphic sentences which he stamped so deeply on the republic of letters. There it stands, this beautiful and appropriate piece of imagery, and there…
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June 18, 2026

If Jesus Were A Teacher Today…

What new insights might skimming 20+ online posts uncover about Jesus as a teacher? If you are like me, there can feel like a gap in knowing how Jesus taught compared to how you and I teach in the classroom setting today. It was surprising for me to find there’s very little specified content around…
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June 17, 2026

Why Christian Universities Need the Liberal Arts 

I have just finished my thirty-fifth year as an English professor at Houston Christian University (HCU), and I couldn’t be more excited and hopeful. As an increasing number of colleges and universities downplay (and downsize) their traditional liberal arts core requirements, HCU has chosen to double down on the centrality and indispensability of the core.…
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June 16, 2026

Our Problems with Sin

The animated comments came quickly to a simple email survey. The survey was sent last fall to a handful of seasoned student development leaders of Council of Christian Colleges and Universities institutions. Their answers illuminate the realities of managing student conduct, and maybe more importantly for all of us, it provides insight into current students’…
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June 15, 2026

Don’t Let the Cheaters, the Slackers, and the Cutters Steal Your Joy

In light of Princeton University’s recent reinstatement of proctors during final exam week due to widespread cheating involving artificial intelligence on students’ cellphones,1 I wasn’t surprised to receive the following email from one of my chemistry students: Dear Professor Rummo, I’m using a random email because I don’t want this to reflect badly on me.…

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