How can we share the gospel in with our colleagues in an organic way, one which connects to the academic work they are engaged in?

At the 2023 Forming A Christian Mind Spring conference, Dr Dan Strange provided a model for engaging in cultural apologetics tailored to the academic world. He introduced the concept of subversive fulfilment as the ‘key’ to understanding how the gospel speaks into our varying academic settings. He also introduced the five so-called ‘magnetic points’ – points of contact between the gospel and each culture, including academic cultures – that can help you introduce the gospel to other academics in a natural and organic way.

This reading and discussion guide will help you (and your group) go deeper into the concepts of cultural apologetics, subversive fulfilment, and the magnetic points and their application to academia, looking at both the theory and worked examples for different disciplines, to equip you for outreach in your field.

As with other guides, each part will include a few articles you can read either on your own or together with your group, and a few questions you can use for personal reflection or as the basis for discussion when you meet with your group.