Christian Faith and University Life

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This book provides new insights on the unique role of graduate students within Christian higher education. Weaving together a variety of voices–doctoral students, new faculty, and seasoned scholars–with findings from empirical qualitative research, the book examines how faith and stewardship guide how they pursue scholarship and teaching as well as the academy’s relationship to the church. The result of this examination is a coherent and thematic narrative that will appeal to Christian graduate students and new faculty seeking to enter the academy with a clear sense of purpose and responsibility.  

 
Explores how educators might reconceive graduate student formation as rooted in the tradition of the Christian practice of stewardship Calls for a re-thinking of faculty formation in the twenty-first century to embrace the idea of "stewards of the discipline" for academic life Suggests practical ways Christians working in the university can formulate pedagogical practices that account for students’ differing levels of privilege and resources Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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T. Laine Scales

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“The essays in this collection will prove relevant to all faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates seeking to be Christians of incarnational faith in the academy. … Scales and Howell have collected excellent essays that reflect the common desire to integrate faith and learning. … The conversation that Scales and Howell facilitate does not reinforce a weak conjoining of faith and learning, but calls for a stewardship wholly animated and brought to life by faith.” (Paige Ray, International Journal of Christianity & Education, Vol. 22 (2), 2018) 
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“What difference would it make if Christian universities envisioned their vocation as one of stewardship rather than of status and prestige? In this compelling work, the authors argue that Christian universities will enjoy a sense of purpose when they become communities in which everyone uses their gifts to express praise to God and to help transform the world in the justice, peace, and goodness of God. It is precisely this insight that makes this book both important and eminently hopeful.” (Paul J. Wadell, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, St. Norbert College, USA)

“This volume exhibits the rare combination of classical theories and texts examined in the context of current educational research and topics. The contributors are leading scholars devoted to sustaining and strengthening the liberal arts in undergraduate and post-graduate Christian higher education. Scales and Howell have given the scholarly community—both Christian and secular—a beautiful and useful gift.” (Roger Ward, Professor of Philosophy, Georgetown College, USA) 

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