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Chesterton House is a Christian study center and 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, that works with the students, staff, faculty, and administration of Cornell to bridge the academy and the Christian church. The work of the organization has been mentioned in major media outlets such as the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. History A group of pastors and professors in Ithaca, New York, came together to form Chesterton House in 2000 in order to "facilitate discovery of the intellectual riches of the historic Christian faith, thereby empowering more faithful Christian living." The study center is named after G. K. Chesterton, the British writer and humorist who influenced Mahatma Gandhi and C. S. Lewis. According to their 2014 annual report, Chesterton House describes its residential community as "a cross between a fraternity and a monastery." They have an annual budget of over $500,000, 60 percent of which is donated. The remainder comes from program service revenue and special fundraisers, such as when the center issued a jazz CD featuring William Edgar and John Patitucci. The Chesterton House residential living-learning community is situated on a two-acre property within walking distance of the Cornell campus. It consists of three structures—an English Tudor-style mansion that formerly served as a Greek house, a second large home formerly owned by Allan H. Treman, and a cottage. In addition to providing housing for over 30 students, the facilities include large common areas—living rooms, dining rooms, industrial kitchens, sunrooms, and libraries—as well as views of downtown Ithaca and Cayuga Lake. The Founder and former Executive Director Karl E. Johnson, also a founding member and Executive Director of the Consortium of Christian Study Centers (CCSC), said in the Cornell Chronicle,"[W]e want to communicate that a proper study and understanding of religion helps facilitate human flourishing in all areas of life, whether in the arts, public policy, or the modern research university." Dick Keyes of L’Abri speaks of Chesterton House as a place where ideas are "argued, debated, persuaded, reasoned." Chesterton House is an affiliate member of Cornell United Religious Work, which organizes all religious groups on Cornell's campus, including Cornell Hillel and the Cornell Catholic Community. Chesterton House's advisory board includes Ken Blanchard, Andy Crouch formerly of Christianity Today, D. A. Carson, Elaine Howard Ecklund, Ard Louis, and Eleonore Stump. There is also a Governing Board and a Faculty Advisory Board. In 2013 twenty-one university campus ministry organizations were awarded $2.9 million from the Lilly Endowment in order to further their vocation-related programs. Chesterton House was one of the four Christian study centers to receive the grant, including Hill House Ministries at the University of Texas at Austin, the Center for Christian Study at the University of Virginia, and the Christian Study Center of Gainesville at the University of Florida. The Oread Center in Kansas, also a member of the Consortium of Christian Study Centers, received part of a $4-million grant in 2014. Programs All programs are categorized into three groups: events, residential, and courses. Since 2000, as part of their "partnership model of ministry," Chesterton House co-sponsors events with academic departments, many local churches, and over a dozen campus ministries, including Chinese Bible Study, Cru, FCA, Navigators, InterVarsity, as well as Graduate Christian Fellowship and the graduate student fellowships at the Cornell Law School and the Johnson Graduate School of Management. Chesterton House regularly hosts public lectures on topics such as art, culture, economics, faith and science, food security, human trafficking, race, technology, and theology. The organization's Beimfohr-Neuss Lecture Series, which addresses issues pertaining to faith in a pluralistic society, has been delivered by Dr. Warren Kinghorn, Dr. Mia Chung, Dr. C. Jimmy Lin, Joel Salatin, Dr. Felicia Wu Song, and Richard Stearns. Other past speakers include Makoto Fujimura, Lisa Sharon Harper, Philip Jenkins, Robin Jensen, Richard Mouw, Mark Noll, Alvin Plantinga, Cornelius Plantinga, Sir John Polkinghorne, Eleonore Stump, Nicholas Wolterstorff, Dr. Jeremy Begbie.. In 2020, Chesterton Perspectives began, a series of speakers from a wide range of perspectives, discussing complex issues in a way that are pastorally sensitive as well as intellectually courageous, allowing space on campus to engage empathetically with diverse views. In 2010 Chesterton House established "residential living learning centers" in which dozens of men and women participate each year. This includes a Sunday night weekly meal, cooking, cleaning, regular prayer and Scripture reading, daily devotions, an annual retreat, and semester service projects. In 2014, in conjunction with Gordon College, Chesterton House began offering courses for credit in biblical studies. Past courses include studies of the book of Mark, hermeneutics, the book of Proverbs, the book of Job, the Old Testament, happiness, desires, and vocation. In 2020, a new course initiative, Logos Seminar, was introduced. An innovative year-long introduction to the classical Christian moral tradition and its critics, this guided journey allows students to explore the tradition, receive a fuller presentation of the orthodox Christian approach to moral theology, and hear from world-class Christian scholars. This earned Chesterton House an Oases of Excellence designation from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA). In October 2019, Chesterton House held a large 20th anniversary celebration that included a conference featuring Andy Crouch and many other alumni as speakers, a concert by performing artist Joy Ike, and the dedication of a new women’s residential ministry house. The event coincided with a transition in leadership to the new and current Executive Director, Dr. Vivek Mathew, who completed his Ph.D. at Cornell in 2019. Other regular events at Chesterton House and other Christian study centers include retreats, conferences, discussion groups, and film viewings. Chesterton House staff advise several student organizations, including Cornell Claritas, a journal, and student chapters of Christian Legal Society, International Justice Mission, and Veritas Forum. See also Cru (Christian organization) Fellowship of Christian Athletes International Justice Mission InterVarsity Christian Fellowship The Navigators (organization) Christian Study Center References Further reading Noll, Mark (October 2004). "The Evangelical Mind Today". First Things. Retrieved 17 September 2015. Sommerville, C. John (2006). The Decline of the Secular University. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195306953. "Winning Not Just Hearts but Minds." WSJ. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2016. Worthen, Molly. "Hallelujah College." The New York T.... Discover the Lisa Sharon Harper popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Lisa Sharon Harper books.
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A Bookshop to Die For
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Awaken Me
Jenna JacobHe was more than a ghost haunting my dreams…he was real. By day, I’m Julianna Garrett …a prim, proper accountant. By night, I’m tormented by dreams of an alpha, ambereyed Adonis wh...
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The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel HawthorneAn Apple Books Classic edition. Hester Prynne lives in infamy. After committing adultery and bearing a child with a man whose name she refuses to divulge, the heroine of Nathaniel ...
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The Cupcake Cottage
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Saltwater Cove
Amelia AddlerSecond chances...and the secrets that sabotage them. At 48 years old, Margie Clifton never expected to be starting her life all over again. But when her brother gifts her a propert...
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Man In The Water
Jon HillAn attempted murder. A missing spouse. And an international conspiracy that could change the world. Jack Green has always been skeptical of socalled facts. Though he's forced ...
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The Stoic Mind
Addy Osmani & GoLimitlesssDiscover the timeless wisdom of Stoicism in a modern context with "The Stoic Mind," an enlightening visual guide by Addy Osmani and GoLimitlesss. This rich exploration co...
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Bewitching a Highlander
Roma CordonDefying all for the love of a bewitching lass. Breena MacRae, a healer from Skye with a touch of witchery in her blood, embarks on a dangerous search for her missing father. She ar...
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Christmas in Sweetbriar Cove
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Becoming Lady Dalton
Carrie LomaxA dance of desire and deceit... In the glittering world of London's ton, Mrs. Viola Cartwright revels in her newfound freedom as a lady of leisureuntil a series of jewel theft...
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Whiskey Girl
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Inception of Gold
Lexy TimmsThings are not as bad as they seem. They are worse. Being the personal assistant to a narcissistic actress who just happens to own the key to my family's undoing isn't ex...
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Hot Off the Press
Lexy Timms"This is what really happened… reported by a free press, for a free people…" Wes Shaw leads a secret double life. As the secret owner of a billion dollar newspap...
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Rogue Alpha
Kimber WhiteOne touch made her crave him. But the pull of fate could be the path to ruin. College student Laura Prince lands a plum internship deep in the Michigan wilderness. When she discove...
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Silenced Girls
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Think and Grow Rich
Greg Habstritt & Napoleon HillThink and Grow Rich is one of the most popular success book of alltime, having sold more than 60 million copies since it was first published more than 70...
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All Fired Up
Kathryn ShayCaptain Jarek Zenko, a war veteran and firefighter, meets Lacey Roth at a bar one night. They don’t share their real identities, even when they retreat to a hotel. When they meet t...
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A Green Kind of Witch
Sierra CrossCinderella crossed with Mean Girls.   That's what Hazel's daily existence feels like. Born to a family of elegant yet shallow Beige Witches, seventeen y...
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The Next Girl
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You Are Kind
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Law of Attraction
Jordan HollisHow to Finally Overcome the Hurdles of Manifesting Proven, effective and enjoyable ways to help you manifest faster… Right now, think of something that makes you successful. If you...
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Teach Me
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Become A Better Version of Yourself
Ben LeightonThis ebook contains golden nuggets on how to motivate, inspire and improve your current situation. It encompasses the holistic view of self improvement from mental& emotion...
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Eternal
W.J. MayShe will fight for what is hers. When the king is murdered, Katerina, his only daughter, must flee for her life. She finds herself on a strange and dangerous path. Alone for the fi...
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The Art of War
Sun TzuAn Apple Books Classic edition. It’s believed that Sun Tzu wrote this Chinese military primer during the 5th century BChundreds of years before the Bible. The book’s 13 chapters ex...
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Teased by Fire
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Dark Psychology and Manipulation
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre DumasAn Apple Books Classic edition. Alexandre Dumas’ classic paints a portrait of Edmond Dantès, a dark and calculating man who is willing to wait years to exact his perfect plan for r...
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Always Yours
Claire RayeSome things are just meant to be... Ellen Somerville and Will McIntyre met by accident and under unusual circumstances. Getting sprayed by a skunk in a parking lot wouldn’t normall...
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Finding Cinderella
Colleen Hoover#1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and It Ends With Us writes a free novella about the search for happily ever after. A chance encounter in the dark leads ei...
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The Honeymoon Homicide
J. R. Mathis & Susan MathisEnjoy this SmallTown Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple I'm Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest in a smalltown parish who never expected this . . . When I came...
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Once Upon A One-Night Stand
Zoey LockeAt first sight, there was electrifying chemistry.  So why not go for it? After all, Lynx Grove, the city's most eligible bachelor, wants to claim her, at least for th...
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott FitzgeraldAn Apple Books Classics edition. The Roaring Twenties are in full effect in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s riveting classic. Manabouttown Jay Gatsby seems to have it all, including loads of...
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan DoyleAn Apple Books Classic You get not one, not two, but 25 gripping mysteries in Arthur Conan Doyle’s first of five collections of Sherlock Holmes short stories. Follow the brilliant ...
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Dream Psychology
Sigmund FreudAn Apple Books Classic edition. Written by the founding father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud’s 1899 book is the definitive text on learning to interpret dreams. Freud’s groundbr...
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Assisting the Bosshole
Kristin MacQueenNo hot water? Check Missed the train? Check Broke my heel? Check Dropped my coffee? Check My first day of my new job can’t possibly go worse, right? Wrong. When I meet Parker Scott...
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Noxious
Lexy TimmsStop setting yourself on fire to keep someone else warm. Brady and Levi have been together since high school, since before he became famous and started thinking only about himself....
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Never Enough
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My Paper Heart
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Little Women
Louisa May AlcottAn Apple Books Classic edition. Meet the Marches! Louisa May Alcott’s classic introduces us to four unforgettable sisters: beautiful Meg, tomboyish Jo, delicate Beth, and Amy, the ...
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Holy Bible
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsThe 2013 edition of the Holy Bible contains all of the study aids contained in the 1979 edition and includes revisions to the study aids, several new photos, updated maps, and adju...
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How to Choose a Guy in 10 Days
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The Odyssey
HomerAn Apple Books Classic edition. Homer’s eighthcentury epic poem is a companion to The Iliad . It tells the story of Odysseus, who journeys by ship for 10 years after the Trojan War...
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Get Lucky
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The Icing on the Cake
Linda SeedShe’s a baker without a kitchen. He’s got a double oven to spare. It’s a recipe for success, until his mother starts stirring up trouble … Cassie Jordan has a sweet dream to open a...
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The Three Little Pigs
Mark LeskyClassic fairy tales, legends and folk stories in short version without violence retold with lovely illustrations in simple language. Perfect for reading aloud to small chi...
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Enemies With Benefits
Roxie NoirI don’t love him. I don’t even like him. I just want him. Eli Loveless was my nemesis from the first day of kindergarten until we graduated high school. Everything I did, he had to...
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School of Potential
W.J. MayUSA Today Bestselling author, W.J. May brings you a continuation of the international bestselling series, The Chronicles of Kerrigan! Come back and enjoy the famous characters, or ...
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Coffee Girl
Sophie SinclairMackenzie "Kiki" Forbes finds herself in a pickle. Either become her snarky sister's nanny, or move halfway across the country to work as assistanttothestylist of a ...
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Tempting the King
Jessa YorkAn escaped Mafia Queen, hiding from her past. A Mafia King who wants to claim her… Giselle They think I'm lostbut I know better. I can never be found. The path I've creat...