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T. Laine Scales & Jennifer L. Howell 
Christian Faith and University Life 
Stewards of the Academy

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This book provides new insights on the unique role of doctoral students and new faculty as they join other stewards of the academy working within Christian higher education. Weaving together a variety of voices—graduate students, pastors, and seasoned scholars—the book examines the Christian university’s relationship to the Church and how faith and stewardship


can guide the pursuit of teaching and scholarship. 









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Chapter 1. Stewardship Reconsidered: Academic Work and the Faithful Christian.- Chapter 2. Responding to a Summons: A.J. Conyers and the Academic Vocation.- Chapter 3. Embracing Wisdom.- Chapter 4. “Vocation is Something that Happens to You”: Freedom, Calling, and Christian Education.- Chapter 5. Putting Down Roots: Why Universities Need Gardens.- Chapter 6. “Expound this Love”: Naming Your Heart in the Classroom.- Chapter 7. Christian Teachers Integrating their Faith Traditions: A Taxonomy of Practical Methods.- Chapter 8. A “Radical” Approach to Education: Teaching as though the Church Still Matters.- Chapter 9. Intellectual Humility & Higher Education.- Chapter 10. Pedagogical Practices: Lessons from Augustine of Hippo.- Chapter 11. Finding God in All Things: On Re-imagining the University.- Chapter 12. The Mind is its Own Place: Gnosticism and Why Scholars Need the Church.- Chapter 13. Cultivating Intellects in a Democracy: Privilege, Education, and John Henry Newman’s The Idea of a University.- Chapter 14. Pragmatic Pluralism and the American University’s Loss of Soul.  




Despre autor


T. Laine Scales is Professor of Higher Education and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Professional Development at Baylor University, USA.





Jennifer L. Howell is a Ph D student in Religion at Baylor University, USA. 
Limba Engleză ● Format PDF ● Pagini 285 ● ISBN 9783319617442 ● Mărime fișier 2.9 MB ● Editor T. Laine Scales & Jennifer L. Howell ● Editura Springer International Publishing ● Oraș Cham ● Țară CH ● Publicat 2017 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 5235446 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor DRM social

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