<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="font-size:12.8px">TL;DR</b><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">This message contains an overview of the progress made of the new MIT Christian Journal and critical information of how you can get involved over IAP and next semester. Deadlines for blurbs are this weekend!</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">TCC,</div><div><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">This past semester a group of about 10 students have been working to start a Christian Journal on campus. This journal will join a consortium of journals known as </span><a href="http://augustinecollective.org/augustine/about" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The Augustine Collective</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">, being present on over 15 colleges nationwide including at Harvard, Berkeley and Yale.The unifying mission is to be a witness of the relevance of the Gospel of Jesus to all of life and to put into action creative and critical thought in order to create a culture where faith and reason are woven together in the pursuit of truth. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">We are very excited about printing our first journal issue next semester. The standard protocol for these journals is to print and distribute 1-2 times per semester while possibly having a blog in addition. For this first journal issue it was decided that we would not have one specific theme but would instead try to encompass a couple of different themes and see the direction it goes. Specifically as a group we discussed and decided that for this first issue, </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;line-height:1.38;white-space:pre-wrap">we would open it up to many of the themes that we believe will be </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;line-height:16.7272px;white-space:pre-wrap">foundational</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;line-height:1.38;white-space:pre-wrap"> to the journal. Through experience we as a team will learn how to better connect and develop specific themes but for this first issue we thought it wise to present to campus a general introduction of what the Journal will be. Specifically as a starting point with this issue </span></font></span><span style="line-height:1.38;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">we want to explore and incorporate the following themes and criteria. </span></p><br><ol style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The relevance of Jesus to the student life. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Translate theological truths to scientific terms and story. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Have a balance and appreciation of both beauty and reason. Bringing out the uniqueness of all people, highlighting that within the unity of the Christian community there is a rich diversity of personalities and voices. For example, combine a treatise on the problem of evil with a personal story or poetry of God’s presence and provision during a time of suffering.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Attack the difficult questions that both Christians and non Christians wrestle with in a “winsome” way from a position of humility and love. Not necessarily having to finish the argument but at least providing a starting point for continuing thought and discussion. For example including some historical analysis of the question at hand. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Artwork and poetry</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Utilize and continue the rich Christian tradition of thought, writing and art. This would be done by incorporating or referencing works from our forefathers in the faith. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Strengthen, challenge and encourage the Christian community while also considering a non Christian audience. </span></p></li></ol><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">In order to make this journal a success we are hoping to have at least 10-20 submissions of writing, poetry and artwork. This is where you come in. We would love to have you be a part of this incredible opportunity to be a witness of Jesus to our campus. To do this, we are requiring that you submit a short abstract that we will review and then work with you to hopefully get your work into the printed issue. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><b>Dates and Deadlines: </b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">This Weekend:</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Submit a 2-6 sentence abstract of your journal submission proposal. We will then get back to you by <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">January 11th</span></span> with feedback. If you are able to submit this before Jan. 4th we will do our best to reply to you sooner than <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Jan. 11th</span></span>. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">January 22nd</span></span>:</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> There is an Augustine Collective conference happening at Park Street Church (Boston) on 1/22-24 in which there will be opportunity to receive feedback from professional editors and people experienced in Christian journals. Therefore, if you are able to submit to us a rough draft of your submission before this time then we will be able to bring it with us to this conference. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">February 4th</span></span>: </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Submit a rough draft, showing at least an outline of your work including the sources you plan to use. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">*Further dates will be decided during IAP. The Journal will be printed in the second half of the semester. </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Please email Erik Johnson (</span><a href="mailto:ej17@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">ej17@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">) with any questions. Also we are looking for more people to help with the printed journal layout and design. So please contact me if that is an interest to you.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;line-height:18.4px;white-space:pre-wrap">In Christ,</span></font></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;line-height:18.4px;white-space:pre-wrap">Seve</span></font></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;line-height:18.4px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Below are links to some Christian Journals along with a couple of example articles in order to help you think about what topics or ideas you would like to explore and work with. If you explore these websites I think you will find a wide variety of submissions that in some way all point back to the truth of Christ and what it means to follow Him in faith and action. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.harvardichthus.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Ichthus</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> (Harvard equivalent Journal)</span></p><ol style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.harvardichthus.org/2015/12/plato-and-aristotle-on-immortality/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Plato and Aristotle on Immortality</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.harvardichthus.org/2015/06/kyrios-christos-the-lordship-of-jesus-christ-today/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Kyrios Christos: The Lordship of Jesus Christ Today</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.harvardichthus.org/2015/11/why-i-pray-in-tongues/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Why I Pray in Tongues</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.harvardichthus.org/2015/10/the-heart-and-the-mind/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The Heart and the Mind</span></a></p></li></ol><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.firstthings.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Firstthings</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> (Religion and Public Policy)</span></p><ol style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2015/12/come-lord-jesus" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Come, Lord Jesus</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.firstthings.com/article/2015/12/two-theories-of-immigration" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Two Theories of Immigration</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" 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style="font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The Power of Love </span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(Poetry)</span></p></li></ol><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.cardus.ca/comment/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Comment Magazine</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> (Christian Social Architecture) </span></p><br><ol style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" 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style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> (CS Lewis Foundation Journal):</span></p><ol style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.26667;margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.cslewis.org/journal/special-issue-philosophical-perspectives-on-the-self-and-the-search-for-meaning/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Philosophical Perspectives on the Self and the Search for Meaning</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.26667;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.cslewis.org/journal/the-human-search-for-the-good-life/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The Human Search For the ‘Good Life</span></a></p></li></ol></div><div><br></div>
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