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Professors Participate in Elite
Program at Georgetown College
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Dr. Adam English |
Drs.
Kathy Lopez and Adam English, professors in
the Department of Religion and Philosophy, were chosen to
participate in a special program with an elite group of junior
faculty from Baptist colleges and universities to explore the
promise and perils of Baptist higher education. The program was
sponsored by Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY, and Baylor
University, Waco, TX, and was funded by grant from the Lilly
Endowment. The young scholars convened at Georgetown College from
June 9-13.
The seminar addressed questions regarding the
distinctive nature of “Christian” higher education and explored the
contributions that Baptists can make to the enterprise. The seminar
probed the personal levels of what it might mean to be a scholar in the
Baptist tradition and examined ways that one might integrate one’s faith
into teaching.
English said, “I have always seen teaching as a calling,
but this seminar helped me to reflect on the calling of the Christian
university to higher education and to faithful witness. In other words,
by joining the faculty, I not only began to fulfill my calling to teach,
but I also joined the larger vision and mission of Campbell University.”
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