Many have heard the popular narrative that science and religion are irreconcilably at odds with one another.  But is this the way that leading scientists and people of religious faith actually see things?

Dr. Ecklund is the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology, and director of the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University, where she is also a Rice Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.

What Religious People and Scientists Really Think about One Another and Why it Matters

Paul tells us in Philippians to "not be anxious about anything", but for some, that anxiety can be crippling and inescapable. How are we to interpret Biblical truths along with the benefits of modern medicine, psychiatry and antidepressants?

Dr. Warren Kinghorn from Duke University joined us in Chapel Hill to  explore the proper role of both medication and spirituality for those living with mental health conditions.

This lecture event was co-sponsored by Cru @ UNC, College Collective, and UNC Mental Health Ambassadors, with special thanks to Duke's Center for Christianity and Scholarship and Duke Cru for pioneering this event at Duke in 2017.

Jesus And Prozac | Dr. Warren Kinghorn on Mental Health Medication and Following God

UNC Veritas Forum 2019: Lecrae

UNC Veritas Forum 2019: Dr. Esau McCaulley

Panel discussion with Lecrae and Dr. Esau McCaulley, moderated by Susan King, dean of the UNC School of Media and Journalism.

UNC Veritas Forum 2019: Panel Discussion

Our keynote speaker was Dr. Warren Kinghorn, Professor of Psychiatry and Pastoral Theology at Duke University. He discussed the mental health climate on today’s college campus and what that means for parents of college students. It was a stimulating time of encouragement, insight and fellowship among Carolina parents. 

The first plenary address and audience discussion offered parents a comprehensive overview of the mental health issue on college campuses. The second address was titled: ‘It is Good that You Exist: On Being Loved by God in a World Marked by Shame.’ 

Learn more about the NC Study Center Parents Council here: http://www.ncstudycenter.org/parents-council/

Parents Council 2019: Warren Kinghorn - Mental Health on College Campuses

First-Year Dinner 2019: Dr. Chris Clemens

Study center staff member Bill Boyd met with with Dr. Thomas Pfau of Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill to talk about the formative personal and cultural discipline that is "reading.”

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To Read is Human: Conversation with Dr. Thomas Pfau

Stanley Hauerwas, theological ethicist and professor of Divinity and Law at Duke University, was described by Time Magazine as "America's best theologian." Farr Curlin is a hospice and palliative care physician, and professor of Medical Humanities also at Duke in the Theology, Medicine & Culture program.

The North Carolina Study Center, in partnership with InterVarsity Graduate & Faculty Ministries at UNC, hosted them in Wilson Library for a frank conversation on a topic largely taboo in western culture today: Why are Americans so afraid of death? Questions like: What is our culture's view of death right now? What is the Christian view of death? In what way is Christianity a training ground in the art of dying well?

Why are Americans so Afraid of Death?

Christian thought leader, professor, and award-winning author Dr. James KA Smith spoke at UNC-Chapel Hill on the topic of ambition, drawing from his newly released and much celebrated book, On the Road with Saint Augustine. As our guide, Smith will show how “Augustine’s timeless wisdom speaks to the worries and struggles of contemporary life,” particularly our worries and struggles over whether our ambitions are vain or virtuous.

Learn more about the North Carolina Study Center at ncstudycenter.org.

Sanctified Ambition: An Evening with James KA Smith at UNC

Daily meditation on scripture with NCSC Director of Spiritual Formation Bill Boyd. Today, 1 Corinthians 1:25-31 with selected quotes from Francis de Sales, 16th-century Genevan bishop

Daily Devotional | 1 Corinthians 1:25-31 and Francis de Sales

Daily meditation on scripture with NCSC Director of Spiritual Formation Bill Boyd. Today, a reflection on Psalm 4 in light of a conversation with singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken and theologian Ellen Davis.

Daily Devotional | Psalm 4 and Making Room (Part 1)

Daily meditation on scripture with NCSC Director of Spiritual Formation Bill Boyd. Today, Psalm 114 with Micah 6:8.

Daily Devotional | The Sea Looked and Fled: Relationships & Patience

Daily meditation on scripture with NCSC Director of Spiritual Formation Bill Boyd. Today, Psalm 2, a 'testament to the hubris of man.'

Daily Devotional | Blessed Are All Who Take Refuge in Him

Daily meditation on scripture with NCSC Director of Spiritual Formation Bill Boyd. Today, 1 Corinthians 13, "if I do not have love."

Daily Devotional | 1 Corinthians 13

Daily meditation on scripture with NCSC Director of Spiritual Formation Bill Boyd. Today, an excerpt from 'The Read-Aloud Handbook' by Jim Trelease (1979) paired with Psalm 4.

Daily Devotional | Reading, Repeating, Psalm 4

Daily meditation on scripture with NCSC Director of Spiritual Formation Bill Boyd. Today, the last day of final exams at UNC, a reflection on the intricacy of creation, family, and our only comfort in life and death as described in the Heidelberg Catechism.

Daily Devotional | A Semester's End and Our Only Comfort

Daily meditation on scripture with NCSC Director of Spiritual Formation Bill Boyd. Today, music by Claire Holley, American folk singer-songwriter from Mississippi - 'O Love That Will Not Let Me Go' from the album 'Every Hour' (2019).

Daily Devotional | Claire Holley - O Love That Will Not Let Me Go (Song)

Daily meditation on scripture with NCSC Director of Spiritual Formation Bill Boyd. Today, reading of St Augustine's work, 'On Christian Doctrine.'

"All doctrine concerns either one of two things: either things or signs. Things are learned by signs."

Daily Devotional | St Augustine's 'On Christian Doctrine' (Day 2)

Daily meditation on scripture with NCSC Director of Spiritual Formation Bill Boyd. Today, reflection on columnist David Brooks' 'Commencement Address Too Honest to Deliver in Person' with continued study of St Augustine's work, 'On Christian Doctrine.'

Daily Devotional | St Augustine's 'On Christian Doctrine' (Day 3)

Daily meditation on scripture with NCSC Director of Spiritual Formation Bill Boyd. Today, continued study of St Augustine's work, 'On Christian Doctrine.'

Daily Devotional | St Augustine's 'On Christian Doctrine' (Day 4)

Daily meditation on scripture with NCSC Director of Spiritual Formation Bill Boyd. Today, continued reading and study of St Augustine's work, 'On Christian Doctrine.' 993140

Daily Devotional | St Augustine's 'On Christian Doctrine' (Day 5)

Kicking off this week-long series, Matt Hoehn (Director of Programs & Education) dives into the 1943 work 'Abolition of Man' by C.S. Lewis and explores how it applies to our lives today.

Inside: Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis (Day 1)

In this week-long series, Matt Hoehn (Director of Programs & Education) dives into the 1943 work 'Abolition of Man' by C.S. Lewis and explores how it applies to our lives today.

Inside: Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis (Day 2)

Inside: Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis (Day 3)

In this series, Matt Hoehn (Director of Programs & Education) dives into the 1943 work 'Abolition of Man' by C.S. Lewis and explores how it applies to our lives today.

Inside: Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis (Day 4)

Inside: Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis (Day 5)

Inside: Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis (Day 6)

Inside: Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis (Day 7)

Hear directly from current UNC students as they spill the tea on all things UNC in our newly-launched podcast with Lauren Gilbert ('23) as your host.

Talk of the Hill | Episode 01

Reflection from Bill Boyd, Director of Spiritual Formation

Miracles of Humility in Chaos: Encouragement for students in COVID-19

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Dostoevsky & The Brothers Karamazov with Dr. Thomas Pfau, Duke Divinity School

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