Curriculum Development for Training in Basic Energy Concepts for Developing Countries
As part of an undergraduate course, engineering students positively responded to an opportunity to develop a curriculum on basic energy…
Resource Tag: Christian Engineering
Examining Calling as a Motivator in Career Decisions: A Comparison of Engineering Graduates from Secular and Christian Undergraduate Institutions
The stated mission of many Christian undergraduate engineering schools involves producing engineering graduates who have a distinct orientation towards serving…
Engineering Orientation: Character Development in Developing Engineers
This paper outlines the professor’s role in orienting students to engineering through character formation. It presents a taxonomy (responsibilities, otherness,…
Engineering as Christian Vocation
This paper frames engineering as a vocation that requires fitting ends and means—“practical wisdom.” Drawing on Hugh of St. Victor,…
Toward a Meaning-Filled Introduction to Holistic Engineering
I recently revamped my first semester freshman engineering course from what might be characterized as an introduction to engineering science…
The Queen of Engineering
This paper explores beauty or aesthetics as it relates to engineering science and design. Because modern science and engineering have…
Relating Christian Faith to Physics for Scientists and Engineers
As part of an initiative by the new Center for Faith and Learning at Oral Roberts University, an introductory college-level…
Experimental Methods Applied to Biblical Miracles
One of the homework assignments in a mechanical engineering course entitled Experimental Methods is to design an experiment to make…
Engineering That Makes a Difference: A Faith-based Approach to Community Development in the Ulpan Valley of Guatemala
Lipscomb University’s engineering missions program partners with CAFNIMA in Guatemala’s Ulpan Valley to implement long-term, faith-informed community development across water/public…
Engineering Capstone Design Course with Integrated Christian Mission Service Projects
Northwest Nazarene University’s BS in Engineering integrates mission-oriented, compassionate engineering into a year-long capstone. The course structure, outcomes, client engagement,…
Engineering in the Great Narrative
Engineers shape the material world to practical ends. So a Christian perspective on engineering begins with a Biblical understanding of…
Common Grace and Engineering
As an important part of the reformed theology, common grace helps those in science and engineering fields to understand God’s…
Teaching Entrepreneurship through Christian Virtues
The literature on entrepreneurship has moved from early analysis of the characteristics of the entrepreneur to a broader understanding of…
Providential Climate Change
Scientists agree that the Earth has been warming in recent years. However, they disagree as to the cause. Some believe…
Do Engineering Programs at Christian Universities have a History?
The question as to whether engineering programs at Christian colleges and universities have a history may seem an odd question…