Quality with Soul: How Six Premier Colleges and Universities Keep Faith with Their Religious TraditionsThis book demonstrates that, despite much evidence to the contrary, there are still Christian colleges and universities of high academic quality that have also kept their religious heritages publicly relevant. Respected scholar Robert Benne explores how six schools from six different religious traditions (Calvin College, Wheaton College, St. Olaf College, Valparaiso University, Baylor University, and the University of Notre Dame) have maintained "quality with soul." These constructive case studies examine the vision, ethos, and personnel policies of each school, showing how--and why--its religious foundation remains strong. |
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... Related Colleges TWO Six Ventures in Christian Humanism 4 The Traditions and Their Schools 5 Vision viii 13 9 00 19 48 6 Ethos 145 THREE Strategies for Maintenance and Renewal 177 7 Keeping the Faith 8 The Long Road Back Index ༦ ་ བུ ཆེ ...
... Related Colleges TWO Six Ventures in Christian Humanism 4 The Traditions and Their Schools 5 Vision viii 13 9 00 19 48 6 Ethos 145 THREE Strategies for Maintenance and Renewal 177 7 Keeping the Faith 8 The Long Road Back Index ༦ ་ བུ ཆེ ...
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... related colleges and uni- versities . As a professor for the past eighteen years at a partly secularized church - related college , I have been acutely aware of the effects of that secu- larization.1 Put simply , the Christian heritage ...
... related colleges and uni- versities . As a professor for the past eighteen years at a partly secularized church - related college , I have been acutely aware of the effects of that secu- larization.1 Put simply , the Christian heritage ...
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... connected colleges no doubt represent the majority of private , church - related colleges and universities . It is important not to ig- nore them . Indeed , I wish to spend some time elaborating a strategy for strengthening the ...
... connected colleges no doubt represent the majority of private , church - related colleges and universities . It is important not to ig- nore them . Indeed , I wish to spend some time elaborating a strategy for strengthening the ...
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... related colleges and universities . I believe it has been providential that I have been able to work with this program and these persons just at the time that plans for my project were coming to fruition . - Moreover , it is entirely ...
... related colleges and universities . I believe it has been providential that I have been able to work with this program and these persons just at the time that plans for my project were coming to fruition . - Moreover , it is entirely ...
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... related colleges and universities . The first chapter will deal with the “ darkening trends " that have overtaken many church - related educational institutions . It will glean insights from the many studies of secularization that have ...
... related colleges and universities . The first chapter will deal with the “ darkening trends " that have overtaken many church - related educational institutions . It will glean insights from the many studies of secularization that have ...
Contents
1 The Darkening Trends | 3 |
2 Underlying Factors | 19 |
3 Types of ChurchRelated Colleges | 48 |
PART TWO Six Ventures in | 67 |
4 The Traditions and Their Schools | 69 |
5 Vision | 96 |
6 Ethos | 145 |
PART THREE Strategies for Maintenance | 177 |
7 Keeping the Faith | 179 |
8 The Long Road Back | 207 |
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