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Inspire Scholars
Cultivating Scholars Who Shape Culture.
Raising up the next generation of Christian scholars to cultivate what is true and good in the academy.
Two Paths. One Calling.
Two lanes of scholarship. Both lead to the same commission. Which one is yours?
Biblical Studies
Scripture is the foundation. This path equips scholars to uncover the riches of God's Word through the study of its original languages, archaeology, and historical context.
Humanities
Ideas shape institutions. This path equips scholars to engage the great questions of culture, history, and society with both intellectual rigor and Christian conviction.
Meet Our Scholars
Director of Education, Inspire Experiences
Dr. Connor Boyd
serves as the Director of Education and Engagement at Inspire, where he loves playing a role in helping others grow in their love for God through a deeper understanding of His Word and His works in creation and history. Connor’s background is in biblical studies, earning a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary, MA in Bible and Ancient Near East Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and PhD in Old Testament from the University of Edinburgh. His research interests include prophetic and apocalyptic literature, Ancient Near East/Old Testament background studies, Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, and the early origins of Christianity.
Senior Researcher, Green collection
Dr. Christian Askeland
is a New Testament scholar, whose research interests include New Testament textual criticism, Coptic manuscripts, and digital humanities. He has held academic positions at Southern Wesleyan University, the Protestant University Wuppertal, Indiana Wesleyan University, and Museum of the Bible. Over the last 10 years, he has participated in collaborative research projects funded by the Lilly Endowment, the European Research Council, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (United Kingdom), the German Research Foundation, and the German Academy. Christian earned two degrees in Classics from the University of Florida and various degrees in theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, University of Aberdeen, and the University of Cambridge.
High-Impact
Conferences
Annual gatherings where emerging scholars meet the leading minds of Christian academic life, and leave with a sharper sense of calling.
Network of
Scholars
Our academic programs connect emerging scholars with established leaders in their field. The result: meaningful mentorships and new peer-peer relationships that lead to personal and professional growth.
Research
Opportunities
Groundbreaking scholarship needs room to breathe. We support original research that contends for truth in the most demanding academic arenas.
When Christian scholars who are committed to cultivate what is true, pursue what is good, and create what is beautiful have a voice in the academy, culture at the highest levels is influenced.