Thinking Christian

A link by email from Scott Gilbreath:

In some ways, Imre Miklós Szilágyi is not a typical early-career scientist. One thing that makes him atypical is a rich portfolio of early accomplishments. Last November, when he was still in the final year of his Ph.D., the rectors of Hungary’s universities ranked him the brightest under-30 scientist in the country. He is “far ahead of the average student or young researcher of his age in motivation and systematic work,” writes György Pokol, one of Szilágyi’s two Ph.D. supervisors, in an e-mail to Science Careers.

Another characteristic that sets Szilágyi apart from most other scientists is that he is motivated to do well in science by a desire “to bring glory to God’s name.” This religious faith “has given me the ambition to achieve more and more in all fields of life, including science.” This faith-based ambition has spurred Szilágyi to develop some worldly, savvy approaches to his scientific career. Szilágyi’s particular blend of science and faith makes him not just an interesting scientist but also an interesting example of how faith and science can coexist.

[Link: Testimony of a Young Christian Scientist - Science Careers - Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Faculty, Postdoc jobs on Science Careers]

May his tribe increase!

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3 Comments

1. Phil Craig says:

   March 19, 2009 at 6:28 am

   So he’s a scientist who is a Christian, rather than a Christian Scientist. Right?
2. Fabio says:

   March 24, 2009 at 9:08 pm

   @Phil: Are you serious? I’m not sure if there’s some point that you’re trying to make that I’m missing, but I’m disguisted that you or anyone should think that there is a discrepency between the two.

   @all: I see this problem not only in science, but everywhere. It’s as if us christians see ambition or achievement as evil. Certainly the love of achievement is evil, and ambition can become an idol; but how much greater our testimony to the world would be if we would run our businesses and work at our jobs as if we were employed by The Lord! How much harder would we work? How much more respected would we be? How many more would we inadvertantly lead to Christ? And, yes, we’d make more money too.
3. Phil Craig says:

   March 25, 2009 at 4:38 am

   I was joking, just to point out the ambiguity of the title. Not that it was a good joke.

   Do you know there is a sect called Christian Science? Have a look here:

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science

   That’s what I was referring to.