DEVELOPING A CHRISTIAN MIND CONFERENCE 2024
What does our calling to be disciples of Christ mean for our academic life, whether temporary as students or longer term as a career? What are some of the promises and pitfalls of the scholarly life? How can academics and postgraduate students serve and relate to the wider body of Christ, the church?
Join other MIT and Harvard grad students, postdocs, and faculty as we explore integrating our faith with our academic life through this conference. We will hear lectures by and discussions between Christian faculty from MIT and Harvard. There will be time for discipline-based discussion.
Friday, Jan 19th 1:30pm - Saturday, Jan 20th 5:00pm
at Sever Hall Room 113 in Harvard Yard
Dinner, Breakfast, and Lunch are included in the registration fee
Graduate Student rates:
Early-bird registration (before Dec 31): $30
General registration (closes Jan 12): $45
Non-Graduate Student rates: (post-docs, academics, guests)
Early-bird registration (before Dec 31): $45
General registration (closes Jan 12): $60
**Please note our eligibility criteria: This event is for Harvard and MIT graduate students, postdocs, academic faculty and DCM guests.
Join other MIT and Harvard grad students, postdocs, and faculty as we explore integrating our faith with our academic life through this conference. We will hear lectures by and discussions between Christian faculty from MIT and Harvard. There will be time for discipline-based discussion.
Friday, Jan 19th 1:30pm - Saturday, Jan 20th 5:00pm
at Sever Hall Room 113 in Harvard Yard
Dinner, Breakfast, and Lunch are included in the registration fee
Graduate Student rates:
Early-bird registration (before Dec 31): $30
General registration (closes Jan 12): $45
Non-Graduate Student rates: (post-docs, academics, guests)
Early-bird registration (before Dec 31): $45
General registration (closes Jan 12): $60
**Please note our eligibility criteria: This event is for Harvard and MIT graduate students, postdocs, academic faculty and DCM guests.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM - DRAFT
Friday Jan 19:
1:30pm - Registration, snacks, coffee, tea
2:00pm - Main Session 1
-Welcome & Introduction
-Talk & Discussion: Discipleship of the Mind: Reflections on seeking the shalom of the university through the Gospel map
-Talk: Discipleship of the Mind: Reflections on integrating Christian faith with our scholarship
-Panel Discussion: What does it mean to be human and be made in God’s image? What is the understanding of a human being in your field? How does the Gospel map critique and help redeem the dominant understanding of humanity in your field? What ways have you found to seek the shalom of the university?
6:30pm - Dinner & Discussion
Saturday, Jan 20:
8:30am - Breakfast, coffee, tea
9:00am - Main Session 2
-Talk: What is our response to creation? Christian Science and Engineering
-Talk & Discussion: Wholeness, Sin and Redemption in Public Health
12:00pm - Lunch & Discussion groups
1:00pm - Main Session 3
-Panel Discussion: What is the influence of sin in your discipline and what does redemption look like in your discipline?
-Talk & Discussion: The Calling of Christian Graduate Students and Academics
4:00pm - Closing worship, prayer & sending out
1:30pm - Registration, snacks, coffee, tea
2:00pm - Main Session 1
-Welcome & Introduction
-Talk & Discussion: Discipleship of the Mind: Reflections on seeking the shalom of the university through the Gospel map
-Talk: Discipleship of the Mind: Reflections on integrating Christian faith with our scholarship
-Panel Discussion: What does it mean to be human and be made in God’s image? What is the understanding of a human being in your field? How does the Gospel map critique and help redeem the dominant understanding of humanity in your field? What ways have you found to seek the shalom of the university?
6:30pm - Dinner & Discussion
Saturday, Jan 20:
8:30am - Breakfast, coffee, tea
9:00am - Main Session 2
-Talk: What is our response to creation? Christian Science and Engineering
-Talk & Discussion: Wholeness, Sin and Redemption in Public Health
12:00pm - Lunch & Discussion groups
1:00pm - Main Session 3
-Panel Discussion: What is the influence of sin in your discipline and what does redemption look like in your discipline?
-Talk & Discussion: The Calling of Christian Graduate Students and Academics
4:00pm - Closing worship, prayer & sending out