Quality with Soul: How Six Premier Colleges and Universities Keep Faith with Their Religious Traditions

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2001 - Education - 217 pages
This 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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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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Robert Benne is Jordan Trexler Professor Emeritus at Roanoke College and founder of the Benne Center for Religion and Society. His other books include Good and Bad Ways to Think about Religion and Politics and Quality with Soul: How Six Premier Colleges and Universities Keep Faith with Their Religious Traditions.

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