A Year-Long Partnership at Cornell
Chesterton House, Cornell
Faculty and postdoctoral scholars — from ornithology and biochemical engineering to epidemiology and communications — explored the salience of justice and rights for their own fields of research.
About the gathering
In January, GFI continued its year-long partnership with Chesterton House Christian study center to host a Faculty Retreat, bringing together faculty and postdoctoral scholars with remarkable disciplinary breadth — ranging from ornithology and biochemical engineering to epidemiology and communications, and beyond.
Engaging with Justice and Rights: Nicholas Wolterstorff in Conversation with the University, scholars explored its salience for their respective fields of research.
How the Day Unfolded
- Opening breakfast — Introductions and scripture reading.
- Session 1 — Presentations by Terry Halliday (GFI), K.K. Yeo (GFI), and Jimmy Myers on Wolterstorff’s thought.
- Session 2 — Six 10-minute faculty presentations on encounters with Wolterstorff’s book on justice and rights.
- Lunch - Fellowship together
Approximately 15 staff and faculty attended, spanning junior to senior academic ranks across a wide variety of disciplines.
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Presenters
- Isabel M. PereraSocial Sciences
Cornell University
Rutgers University
- Jimmy Myers
Chesterton House, Cornell University
- K. K. YeoTheology
Garrett-Evangelical Seminary
Communications, Cornell University
- Praveen SethupathyBiological & Physical Sciences
Cornell University
American Bar Foundation
Participant voices
Scholars said
“What a wonderful opportunity to think more faithfully about the intellectual questions that drive me. I left the session feeling restored and enriched!”
“Rarely do Christian scholars in a variety of fields have the opportunity sit at table together to share how their work overlaps with a Christian theology and way of life. GFI is carving out a special niche, beckoning Christian researchers to think carefully about how their work is, and is meant to be, lived.”
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