The idea of a Christian college : a reexamination for today's university / Todd C. Ream and Perry L. Glanzer. [print]

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Ream, Todd C [Author]

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text

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unmediated

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volume

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1610973275
9781610973274

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LC383.I343 2013
LC383.H749.I343 2013

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Why a Christian university? ; Learning to love God Learning to be fully human The university's place in the Christian story The creation and redemption of learners and learning Joining our work with God's work Practicing the academic vocation Learning to live The end of academic freedom When diversity is not enough The global Christian university The marks of an educated person.

Summary: Thirty-five years after Arthur Holmes published his The idea of a Christian college, Ream and Glanzer reexamine those ideas in light of changes in the church, the academy, and the culture at large. Focus is on three particular changes: the increasing importance placed upon the role of worship and the church, the rise of scholarly attention to the central question "What does it mean to be fully human?," and the transformation of many Christian colleges into Christian universities.Summary: "What should be the defining characteristics of a distinctively Christian university? In 1975, Arthur F. Holmes published The Idea of a Christian College. At the time he could not have imagined this book would gather such a large following. The thoughtful yet accessible style made it a long-standing choice for reading lists on Christian college and university campuses across the country and around the world. Countless numbers of first-year students have read and discussed his book as part of their introduction to the Christian college experience. However, enough has changed since 1975 in both the church and academy to now merit a full-scale reexamination. In this book, Todd C. Ream and Perry L. Glanzer account for changes in how people view the church and themselves as human agents, and propose a vision for the Christian college in light of the fact that so many Christian colleges now look and act more like research universities. Including topics such as the co-curricular, common worship, and diversity, Ream and Glanzer craft a vision that strives to see into the future by drawing on the riches of the past. First-year students as well as new faculty members and administrators will benefit from the insights in this book in ways previous generations benefitted from Arthur Holmes's efforts." ;

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Thirty-five years after Arthur Holmes published his The idea of a Christian college, Ream and Glanzer reexamine those ideas in light of changes in the church, the academy, and the culture at large. Focus is on three particular changes: the increasing importance placed upon the role of worship and the church, the rise of scholarly attention to the central question "What does it mean to be fully human?," and the transformation of many Christian colleges into Christian universities.

"What should be the defining characteristics of a distinctively Christian university? In 1975, Arthur F. Holmes published The Idea of a Christian College. At the time he could not have imagined this book would gather such a large following. The thoughtful yet accessible style made it a long-standing choice for reading lists on Christian college and university campuses across the country and around the world. Countless numbers of first-year students have read and discussed his book as part of their introduction to the Christian college experience. However, enough has changed since 1975 in both the church and academy to now merit a full-scale reexamination. In this book, Todd C. Ream and Perry L. Glanzer account for changes in how people view the church and themselves as human agents, and propose a vision for the Christian college in light of the fact that so many Christian colleges now look and act more like research universities. Including topics such as the co-curricular, common worship, and diversity, Ream and Glanzer craft a vision that strives to see into the future by drawing on the riches of the past. First-year students as well as new faculty members and administrators will benefit from the insights in this book in ways previous generations benefitted from Arthur Holmes's efforts." ;

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