What lies behind the appeal of John Mayer’s honesty regarding his personal feelings (“these days, I wish I was six again”), sense of disorientation (“something’s missing, and I don’t know how to fix it”) , aspiration to greatness (“some day I’ll fly”), and recognition of personal smallness (“gravity, keeps workin’ against me”)?  What does his popularity reveal about us – about life and American society in the early 21st century? Talk by Dr Dean Bork, retired Professor at Virginia Tech

If he is bigger than his body, why is John Mayer worried about gravity?

Before becoming a prolific author of books like Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis experienced the trauma of war — serving as a soldier for England in WWI.  During and after the Second World War, Lewis wrote “Learning in Wartime” and “On Living in the Atomic Age,” both addressed to Christians struggling to live faithfully in anxious times.  Dr. Melody Green will share with us how C.S. Lewis might inform our perspective and shape the way we live in a time dominated by many forces which seem out of our control.

Living as Christians in a Time of Anxiety

The Bradley Study Center exists to engage Virginia Tech students, faculty, and community members in the rich intellectual traditions of the Christian faith and explore its implications for every aspect of life.