Document Tag: LCI

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.

The reconciling work of the Christian doctor

In this short video reflecting on her 2024 project and its Nigerien cultural context, Dr Sarah Salifou Abdou proposes reconciliation as the fundamental theme of a doctor’s ministry. 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.

Responding to the climate crisis 2

In this second video from his 2022 project, catalyst Johnny Patal Gómez continues his interview with indigenous Panamanian Christian, Jocabed Solano. Solano explores “dominion theology” and says how the church should respond. This resource is part of the IFES Logos and Cosmos Initiative Resource Library. It is a translation of the Spanish original, also available in the Library.

Responding to the climate crisis 1

In this video from his 2022 project, catalyst Johnny Patal Gómez interviews indigenous Panamanian Christian, Jocabed Solano, about how she became an environmentalist. Solano focuses on themes including creation, colonialism, and capitalism. This resource is part of the IFES Logos and Cosmos Initiative Resource Library. It is a translation of the Spanish original, also available in the Library.

Data Processing and Analysis in Science and Faith Projects

This 40-minute presentation in French aims to equip anyone considering engaging in the Science-Faith-Culture dialogue through research projects. Based on a case study of mental health disorders in a university setting, Eustache Hounyeme outlines statistical/technological methods and their philosophical foundations. This resource is part of the IFES Logos and Cosmos Initiative Resource Library.

Creation, food and sustainabilitty

Liliane Alcantara created this guidebook as part of her 2024 project. It begins with six biblical-theological reflections on earth-keeping and food justice, followed by practical thoughts on how communities can put those priorities into practice and six Bible study discussion guides. This resource is part of the IFES Logos and Cosmos Initiative Resource Library. It is a translation of the Portuguese original.

Mental health in university pastoral care

This Spanish-language collection, coordinated by Dr Moisés Elías Coreas Soto as part of his 2023 and 2024 LCI projects, seeks to respond to the most pressing challenges of university students’ mental health from a perspective that integrates biblical reflection and contributions from the behavioral sciences. The resource is part of the IFES Logos and Cosmos Initiative Resource Library.

Threads of Hope

This collection of devotionals by forestry scholar Monica and her colleagues in ECU Costa Rica explores and puts into action the hope that Jesus is reconciling to Himself not only humanity but the whole of creation. It is the product of her 2023 LCI project called “Healing the earth of the Creator’s garden,” which was a response to the challenges of environmentally destructive monoculture forestry. This resource is part of the IFES Logos and Cosmos Initiative Resource Library. It is a translation of the Spanish original, also available in the Library.