Homo Academicus Episode 4 Community

This podcast episode, from the series Homo Academicus, is the fruit of Brazilian catalyst Deborah Vieira’s project on nurturing a healthier academic culture for Latin America’s universities. As you can discover through the podcast’s website, each of the podcast episodes is paired with a Bible study guide and designed to be discussed in a “listening community.” You can find other resources generated through the IFES Logos and Cosmos Initiative in our Resource Library

Reconciling Christian faith, an academic career, and the married life

This video capsule featuring Argentinian scholar Nidia A. Dalfaro was created as part of the 2022 project of communications scholar Lorena Brondani, which is explained in her blog. Insights shared by Pibernus and other Latin American women scholars on the academic calling are gathered in Brondani’s book Auténticas (Editorial Certeza Argentina, 2023). This resource is part of the IFES Logos and Cosmos Initiative Resource Library. The video is a translation of the Spanish original, also available in the Library.

An evangelistic calling, an academic calling, and a single calling

This video capsule featuring Argentinian scholar María Pibernus was created as part of the 2022 project of communications scholar Lorena Brondani, which is explained in her blog. Insights shared by Pibernus and other Latin American women scholars on the academic calling are gathered in Brondani’s book Auténticas (Editorial Certeza Argentina, 2023). This resource is part of the IFES Logos and Cosmos Initiative Resource Library. The video is a translation of the Spanish original, also available in the Library.

Smartphones and life balance

In these presentation slides from a 2025 conference presentation, Andréa Razanatsara shares her original research on the spiritual effects, ethical challenges, and cultural contexts of student smartphone in Madagascar. This resource is part of the IFES Logos and Cosmos Initiative Resource Library.  It is a translation of the French original, also available in the Library.