The Foundation of the Evangelical Mind

The Foundation of the Evangelical Mind

Why the academic life, if centered on Christ,brings glory to God and good to the world.

Overview

Mark Noll caused controversy with his strong words about the weak state of Christian scholarship. Here's how Christianity Today summaries it: "In 1994, Wheaton College historian Mark Noll published The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind—'an epistle from a wounded lover' that decried the anti-intellectualism of evangelical religious culture." The assertion, as painful as it was, prompted serious reflection and soul-searching. Many Christians inside higher education, and outside of it, agreed that Noll had a point—and still does.

Table of Contents

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 11:1–6; John 1:1–14, 43–51; Colossians 2:1–10; 1 Corinthians 13:8–12

LEADER'S GUIDE

• Identify the Current Issue

• Discover the Eternal Principles

Teaching point one: We should ask questions in pursuit of truth.

Teaching point two: God expects us to evaluate evidence and be able to reach conclusions that will strengthen our faith.

Teaching point three: Christian scholarship begins with Christ.

Teaching point four: Jesus Christ is the ground of all our scholarship.

Teaching point five: Our knowledge, incomplete in this life, will be completed in the next.

• Apply Your Findings

• Additional Resources

ARTICLE FROM CHRISTIANITY TODAY

• "The Foundation of the Evangelical Mind," interview with Mark Noll

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