The Strong Women Podcast

S3 24: Learning to Know and Love God with Our Minds With Melissa Cain Travis

Jun 7, 2023

Dr. Melissa Cain Travis, an Affiliate Faculty member at Colorado Christian University, discusses the importance of intellectual discipleship and fostering a love for God through learning. She explores the intersection of science and Christianity, highlighting the connection between faith and scientific discoveries. Practical ways to cultivate the mind, prioritize lifelong learning, and the inspiring life of Grand Duchess Christina of Lorraine are also discussed.

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Science and faith can coexist harmoniously, with historical examples like Copernicus and Galileo supporting this notion.

Engaging with disciplines like philosophy and literature strengthens our minds and encourages personal growth and discipleship.

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Loving God with Our Minds

In this podcast episode, Dr. Melissa King-Travis discusses the importance of loving God with our minds. She emphasizes that philosophy, faith, and science are not in conflict but can coexist harmoniously. Dr. King-Travis shares practical ways to cultivate a love for God with our minds, both in our personal learning and in our churches. She also highlights the value of intellectual discipleship and the impact it can have on our own lives and the lives of others.

The Scientific Revolution Was a Christian Phenomenon

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Imaginative Apologetics

04:00

The Relationship Between Church and Science

04:00

Introduction

2min

A Multifaceted Life: Family, Career, and Writing

2min

The Intersection of Science and Christianity

14min

Intellectual Discipleship and its Importance

14min

Practical Ways to Cultivate the Mind and Sponsorship Message

6min

Prioritizing Lifelong Learning and Intellectual Development

9min

Exploring the Life of the Grand Duchess Christina of Lorraine

4min

Our guest today is Dr. Melissa Cain Travis, an Affiliate Faculty member at Colorado Christian University’s Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics. Melissa loves to read about, talk about, teach about, and discuss ideas—from philosophy to faith to the relationship between faith and science. We talk about the importance of “intellectual discipleship”: loving God with our minds, including how to foster that love in small, doable ways in our learning, with those around us, and in our own churches.

Thinking God’s Thoughts: Johannes Kepler and the Miracle of Cosmic Comprehensibility by Dr. Melissa Cain Travis

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

From the Garden to the City: The Place of Technology in the Story of God by John Dyer

Remembering by Wendell Berry

The Truth About Science and Religion: From the Big Bang to Neuroscience by Fraser Fleming and Gary Ferngrin

Exhalation by Ted Chang

Society for Women of Letters Symposium

Grand Duchess Christina of Lorraine (the woman she would like to have coffee with)

“Mind Your Mind” by Annie Brownell Crawford and Melissa Cain Travis, Salvo Magazine

Course Dr. Travis is teaching at DiscoveryU later in the summer

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