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CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE
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John Stackhouse

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Just Two Is Just Fine

The following post comes from my book, Church: An Insider’s Look at How We Do It. Strangely enough, this book has sold the fewest copies...

John Stackhouse

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EDUCATION

More on the Math GRE for PhD Students

I’ve written to friends today in response to the helpful pushback I received in comments on my original post about not needing the GRE...

Oh, and by the Way, Your GRE Math Score Doesn't Matter

John Stackhouse

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EDUCATION

Oh, and by the Way, Your GRE Math Score Doesn't Matter

Readers of this blog who are thinking of Ph.D. studies are not likely heading into programs requiring mathematical prowess. (If you are,...

Read These Books to Succeed at College/University This Year

John Stackhouse

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WRITING

Read These Books to Succeed at College/University This Year

I’ve been teaching study skills seminars in one form or another for many a year. I took a study skills course myself when I was a...

John Stackhouse

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MULTICULTURALISM

Of Course Religion Should Be Taught in Public Schools

The recent controversies in Quebec about the government there requiring a course on ethics and religious culture to be taken by every...

John Stackhouse

2 min read

CHURCH

Defining God

In a lovely note from someone in a recent audience of mine, two questions were raised. I thought you might like to read how I...

John Stackhouse

1 min read

CHURCH

While I'm Awake…

Martin E. Marty, the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the History of Modern Christianity at the Divinity...

John Stackhouse

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CHURCH

New Research on Canadian Evangelicalism

I’m on vacation for one more week and will post some new stuff after that. In the meanwhile, however, here is a link to several excellent...

John Stackhouse

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EDUCATION

The Amazing Shrinking Bookstore…

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary has long enjoyed a reputation within North American evangelicalism as a relatively large, relatively...

John Stackhouse

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SCIENCE

RTS, Bruce Waltke, and Statements (and Non-Statements) of Faith

Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) has dismissed Dr. Bruce Waltke because he recently stated publicly two radical convictions: (1) that...

John Stackhouse

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EDUCATION

More on CAUT, TWU, and the Public Support of Christian Universities

As some readers of this blog know, the Canadian Association of University Teachers has criticized Trinity Western University for failing...

John Stackhouse

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EDUCATION

On Behalf of Diversity in Academic Hiring: Part Two

In the comments section of the last post, one commentator asks me to define underrepresentation and my grounds for believing it...

John Stackhouse

4 min read

EDUCATION

On Behalf of Diversity in Academic Hiring: Part One

My recent post on “International Women’s Day” prompted a spirited exchange about affirmative action and prioritizing of diversity (not...

John Stackhouse

1 min read

DISCIPLESHIP

The Age of Sneers and Shrugs

George Steiner concludes his coruscating (if sometimes also dazzling, in both senses of the word) Lessons of the Masters with this...

John Stackhouse

1 min read

EDUCATION

Are You Plagiarizing?

Plagiarism is a vital problem in academic work, since the academy is a culture of both honour and honesty. (Don’t get me started on how...

John Stackhouse

2 min read

EDUCATION

Students, Stop Multi-Tasking: You're Only Fooling Yourselves

Research is now confirming what a lot of us have known for a long time: flitting back and forth between a lecture and MSN or tweets or...

John Stackhouse

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EDUCATION

Christians and Higher Education

This seems to be my week for opining on Christians and higher education. This article, published as a column in Canada’s leading journal...

John Stackhouse

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EDUCATION

A Cruise Ship . . . and a Classroom

I’ve just returned from a cruise up the Inside Passage of British Columbia to the Panhandle of Alaska. Professors can’t afford a cruise...

John Stackhouse

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EDUCATION

Promo for Simon Fraser University: A Little to the Left

Eldest son Trevor has just graduated B.A. in History from Simon Fraser University (SFU), a fine school located in suburban Vancouver....

John Stackhouse

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EDUCATION

Two More Posts Elsewhere

Yet another post for the National Post, this one reflecting on the recent Maclean’s article suggesting Canadians are racists. (I have to...

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Thoughts on CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE John G. Stackhouse, Jr.'s blog has moved to www.thinkbettermedia.ca/blog as of August 2023 visit there for the latest posts and news!

Thoughts on
CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.'s blog has moved to www.thinkbettermedia.ca/blog as of August 2023 visit there for the latest posts and news!