Hawthorne, John W. “New Monasticism and the Transformation of American Evangelicalism.” American Journal Of Sociology 121, no. 5 (March 2016): 1647-1649.
Abstract: The article reviews the book, “New Monasticism and the Transformation of American Evangelicalism” by Wes Markofski.
Hawthorne, John W. “Christian Scholarship in the Twenty-First Century: Prospects and Perils/The Pietist Vision of Christian Higher Education: Forming Whole and Holy Persons.” Christian Scholar’s Review 45, no. 2 (2016): 187-191.
Abstract: Christian scholarship offers both positive and negative outcomes for the Christian scholar. […]it would have been helpful if the authors had been asked to address similar themes from their various perspectives. The editors had a substantive teleological aim: [I]f there are Christian approaches to the various academic disciplines, it might be that bj’ approaching them in these ways, we can better manifest the gospel, better image the manifold wisdom and beauty of God, better serve a suffering world.
Hawthorne, John W. A First Step into a Much Larger World: The Christian University and Beyond. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2014.
How do Christian students approach their years at a Christian college or university? What are the connections between all those hours of study and the Christian life? A FIRST STEP INTO A MUCH LARGER WORLD invites students, parents, and educators into a broad conversation about faith and learning in a postmodern age. Students will explore how to respond to diversity while maintaining community, how to make learning sensible as an expression of faith, and how to move from passive recipients of education to active and engaged co-learners with others. In so doing, they can transform their undergraduate years into a springboard for engaging the culture beyond the university.
