The Christian College and the Meaning of Academic Freedom (eBook)

Truth-Seeking in Community

William C. Ringenberg (Autor)

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2016 | 1st ed. 2016
XXII, 319 Seiten
Palgrave Macmillan US (Verlag)
978-1-137-39833-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The Christian College and the Meaning of Academic Freedom is a study of the past record and current practice of the Protestant colleges in America in the quest to achieve intellectual honesty within academic community.

William Carey Ringenberg is Professor of History, Taylor University, USA.

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The Christian College and the Meaning of Academic Freedom is a study of the past record and current practice of the Protestant colleges in America in the quest to achieve intellectual honesty within academic community. William C. Ringenberg lays out the history of academic freedom in higher education in America, including its European antecedents, from the perspective of modern Christian higher education. He discusses the Christian values that provide context for the idea of academic freedom and how they have been applied to the nation's Christian colleges and universities. The book also dissects a series of recent case studies on the major controversial intellectual issues within and in, in some cases, about the Christian college community. Ringenberg ably analyzes the ways in which these academic institutions have evolved over time, outlining their efforts to evolve and remain relevant while maintaining their core values and historic identities.

Autor

William C. Ringenberg is Professor of History emeritus at Taylor University, USA. He is also a past president of the Conference on Faith and History, and an associate research fellow at the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture. His major work is The Christian College: A History of Protestant Higher Education in America.

Inhalt

Foreword; George MarsdenPrefacePART I: CHRISTIAN VALUES AS CONTEXT FOR THE IDEA OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM 1. Freedom2. Seeking3. Honesty4. Humility5. Courage6. Prudence7. Love8. Meaning9. Harmony and Balance10. CommunityPART II: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN AMERICA: A CHRISTIAN COLLEGE INTERPRETATION 11. The English Model: Anglican Dominance12. The German Model: Secular Dominance13. The Early American Model: Protestant Dominance14. The Later American Model: Secular Hegemony15. The Modern Christian College Model16. Institutional Academic Freedom17. Student Academic Freedom18. Economic Limits as Academic Limits: The Problem of Accessibility19. Evangelicals and Catholics: Narrowing the GapPART III: TESTING THE LIMITS: RECENT CASE STUDIES IN CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION 20. The Origins Debate (I)21. The Origins Debate (II)22. Sexual and Gender Identity (I)23. Sexual and Gender Identity (II)24. College and Church: Complement and Conflict25. Theological Nuance26. Gender, Race, and Ethnicity27. Secular University Restrictions and Their Broader Implications28. Government Restrictions and Accreditation Uncertainties29. Due ProcessEpilogueBibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.4.2016
• Zusatzinfo: XXII, 319 p. 35 illus.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Schlagworte: 15th century • Bibliography • Case Studies • Christian • Christian college • College • education (higher) • freedom • freedom (academic) • German • higher education • Liberty • Model • Truth • University
• ISBN-10: 1-137-39833-7 / 1137398337
• ISBN-13: 978-1-137-39833-8 / 9781137398338