2023 Conference Highlights: Higher Ed. - The Integration Of Faith And Learning - A Hard But Rewarding Task - AJ Poelarends

2023 Conference Highlights: Higher Ed. - The Integration Of Faith And Learning - A Hard But Rewarding Task - AJ Poelarends   Click for Slides   Dr. Arend J. (AJ) Poelarends, native to the Netherlands, holds a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Utrecht. His studies in astrophysics casued him to ponder questions of the cosmos and our place in it, leading him to earn an MDiv from Covenant Seminary. AJ now works with Anselm House in Minneapolis and previously as an Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Wheaton College.   The Rochester L'Abri Conference 2023. G.K Chesterton once wrote “Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.” And passing the baton onto the next generation has always been part of the Biblical mandate. Evangelicals have long wrestled with good models for educating minors, but arguably the greater challenge today is in higher education, and, equally, if we are to ‘disciple the nations’, then the Church’s role in shaping the mind of believers more generally is a critical issue. At this year’s Conference, we want to look at all aspects of a Christian approach to Education - its motives, methods and models.