Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Location: Tate 473
The November meeting of the Christian Faculty Forum will be held on Wednesday, November 4th, from 12 to 1 pm in Tate 473. Our speaker will be Dr. Abigail Borron, Professor of Agricultural and Environmental Science Communication at the University of Georgia. Dr. Borron is a social scientist whose teaching, research, and Extension work focus on culture-centered communication, community engagement, and the ways people understand and respond to complex social issues. As a Christian scholar, she has spent her academic career navigating the tension between professional expectations and faithfulness to Christ. As a result, she has become increasingly interested in how faith informs not only our vocation and purpose as faculty, but also the assumptions through which we understand truth, knowledge, human nature, and the work of the university. Dr. Borron’s talk is titled “Loving the Truth: Discernment in the Modern University” (abstract below).
Abstract: As faculty, we work within disciplines and institutions that continually make claims about truth, knowledge, human nature, and what is worth pursuing. Yet Scripture reminds us that discernment is more than an intellectual exercise; it requires a love of truth and a willingness to examine the authorities and assumptions that shape how we see the world.
In this presentation, Dr. Borron explores what biblical discernment requires of Christian faculty as disciplinary frameworks, professional norms, technological advancement, and institutional cultures quietly shape our understanding of reality, morality, and human flourishing. Ultimately, the presentation asks whether our faith shapes only why we do our work—or whether the authority of Scripture also shapes how we think, teach, conduct scholarship, and live out our vocations within the university.
A light lunch will be provided to everyone who sends in their RSVP by 5 pm, Tuesday, November 3rd, by filling out the google form below. If you plan to attend but don’t need a lunch provided, please RSVP and indicate that as well.