T. Laine Scales & Jennifer L. Howell 
Christian Faith and University Life [PDF ebook] 
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.  

A propos de l’auteur


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. 

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Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 285 ● ISBN 9783319617442 ● Taille du fichier 2.9 MB ● Éditeur T. Laine Scales & Jennifer L. Howell ● Maison d’édition Springer International Publishing ● Lieu Cham ● Pays CH ● Publié 2017 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 5235446 ● Protection contre la copie DRM sociale

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