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Christian Higher Education: Faith, Teaching, and Learning in the Evangelical Tradition - eBook
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▼▲Title: Christian Higher Education: Faith, Teaching, and Learning in the Evangelical Tradition - eBook By: Edited by David S. Dockery & Christopher W. Morgan Format: DRM Free ePub Vendor: Crossway | Publication Date: 2018 ISBN: 9781433556562 ISBN-13: 9781433556562 Stock No: WW100609EB |
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▼▲Our world is growing increasingly complex and confuseda unique and urgent context that calls for a grounded and fresh approach to Christian higher education.
Christian higher education involves a distinctive way of thinking about teaching, learning, scholarship, curriculum, student life, administration, and governance that is rooted in the historic Christian faith.
In this volume, twenty-nine experts from a variety of fields, including theology, the humanities, science, mathematics, social science, philosophy, the arts, and professional programs, explore how the foundational beliefs of Christianity influence higher education and its disciplines. Aimed at equipping the next generation to better engage the shifting cultural context, this book calls students, professors, trustees, administrators, and church leaders to a renewed commitment to the distinctive work of Christian higher educationfor the good of the society, the good of the church, and the glory of God.
Author Bio
▼▲David S. Dockery (PhD, University of Texas) is Distinguished Professor of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also the chancellor of Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois, following five years as president. He is a much-sought-after speaker and lecturer, a consulting editor for Christianity Today, and the author or editor of more than thirty books. Dockery and his wife, Lanese, have three sons and seven grandchildren.
Christopher W. Morgan (PhD, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary) is a professor of theology and the dean of the School of Christian Ministries at California Baptist University. He is the author or editor of over twenty books, including several volumes in the Theology in Community series.
Laurie Matthias (EdD) is associate provost of teaching and learning at Trinity Western University. She previous spent 12 years as an education faculty member at Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL.
John D. Woodbridge (PhD, University of Toulouse, France) is research professor of church history and the history of Christian thought at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Woodbridge has taught history at the University of Toulouse, Northwestern University, and École Pratique des Hautes Études, Sorbonne. He and his wife, Susan, reside in Lake Forest, Illinois, and they have three children.
Gene C. Fant Jr. (PhD, University of Southern Mississippi) serves as the eighth president of North Greenville University in South Carolina and previously served as the chief academic officer at both Palm Beach Atlantic University and Union University. A sought-after speaker and prolific writer, he also serves as a board member and curriculum developer at the Impact 360 Institute, a leading worldview and leadership development program, and has been an evangelical influencer fellow at the Acton Institute. He and his wife, Lisa, have two adult children.
Greg Forster (PhD, Yale University) serves as the director of the Oikonomia Network at the Center for Transformational Churches at Trinity International University. He is a senior fellow at the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, the editor of the blog Hang Together, and a frequent conference speaker.
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