Learning all around

Jolene Hildebrand

We started Mars' Hill this year with the question, "Called to what purpose?" Like the idea of being called, there are many beliefs in our lives that we assume have answers, but when these beliefs are challenged, the answers turn out to be merely superficial. The reality is that we take many things for granted, and although we may begin our education with conviction in our beliefs and systems, this assurance is swiftly challenged as we engage the world we live in.

I've been in a number of classes that challenge how we think about Christianity and faith. Sometimes we're left wondering if there any acceptable answers to live by, and it becomes easy to despair the fate of an existence where all the foundations we thought were stable are undermined. If the legitimacy of the New Testament can be ripped apart by Historical Criticism while the figures of academic authority in our lives seem to despair of faith themselves, then how can the average person be expected to resolve these deeply challenging issues?

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