Towards a Christian Approach to Academic Engagement

An approach to academic engagement is being developed by, with and for the UK Christian Academic Network. It seeks to engage with mainstream thought, rather than either antagonise or acquiesce.

Two strands have so far been developed, SDC: Shaping Our Disciplines for Christ, and LACE: Listen, Affirm, Critique and Enrich. SDC is at a higher, more abstract level, including about motivation. LACE is at the more practical level.

SDC: Shaping Our Disciplines for Christ

• Questions Posed By SDC

• Some Examples

LACE: Listen, Affirm, Critique, Enrich

• LACE Introduction

• Listen: Truly Understanding What is Meaningful

• Affirm: Affirming What is Valid

• Critique: Uncovering Important Weaknesses
• Critique: Assumptions and Presuppositions

• Why We Should Enrich Mainstream thought
• How to Enrich Mainstream Thought
• Allowing Mainstream Thought to Enrich or Influence Christian Thought
• More to be added

See also:

• Home Page: Christian Thinking Space

• Thinking Faith Network blog on engaging in debate and controversy (https://thinkfaith.net/2017/11/06/how-to-engage-in-debate-and-controversy/)

• Engaging with Secular Thought - a talk and workshops for Christian graduates at Leeds and York Universities, U.K., 3 November 2011.

• Some examples of engaging, within that page

Author: Andrew Basden.

First created: 16 January 2021 Last updated: 18 January 2021. 4 October 2021 new title and intro; link to cts home, corrected seealso links.