Reading/Discussion Groups

Understanding "why" is important. We want to be thoughtful about our faith and think deeply about the integral relationship of our faith and our academic programs. It matters greatly!

At times graduate students in MCGrads will form a Reading / Discussion Group to investigate a relevant topic and seek to understand it from a Christian perspective. Possibly discuss a topic relevant to your own discipline with other Christians in your department? Maybe there's a topic that doesn't specifically arise in your discipline that interests you? Or, a wider topic that relates or impacts us all as Christian graduate students? A Reading / Discussion Group is perfect for investigating it and gaining insight.

Groups can meet for a short, defined time period or be on-going throughout the academic year. Some have met weekly; others less frequently. Often the group will read a book together and discuss the chapters and applications together.

Three great books for a Reading/Discussion Group are:

· Os Guinness' The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life.

· Tim Down's Finding Common Ground: How to Communicate With Those Outside the Christian Community...While We Still Can.

· J.P. Moreland's Love Your God With All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul.

Maybe you can participate as we seek clarity to discern truth and be pleasing to God through our minds and lives?

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