Sacred and secular tensions in higher education : connecting parallel universities / / edited by Michael D. Waggoner

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Disciplina: 378/.01
• Soggetto topico: Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States; Universities and colleges - United States - Religion; Religious pluralism - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: WaggonerMichael
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Sacred and secular tensions in contemporary higher education / Michael D. Waggoner -- Taking the tournament of worldviews seriously in education : why teaching about religion is not enough / Perry L. Glanzer -- Teaching spirituality in public higher education / Carney Strange and Judy Rogers -- Understanding the "interior" life of faculty : how important is spirituality? / Jennifer A. Lindholm and Helen S. Astin -- Inviting atheists to the table : a modest proposal for higher education / Robert J. Nash -- Jesus, the Enlightenment, and teaching world history : the struggles of an evangelical scholar? / Ralph E. Lentz II -- Evangelicals on campus : an exploration of culture, faith, and college life? / Alyssa N. Bryant -- Exploring religious pluralism in higher education : non-majority religious perspectives among entering first-year college students / Alyssa N. Bryant -- Spirituality and religion: through the eyes of the "hidden educators" / Christy Moran Craft -- University student affairs staff and their spiritual discussions with students / Jill Burchell, Jenny J. Lee, and Sara Olson -- Addressing the identity-relevance dilemma : religious particularity and pluralism at Presbyterian church-related colleges / Robert C. Spach -- Being religious at Knox College : attitudes toward religion, Christian expression, and conservative values on campus / L. Sue Hulett.
• Sommario/riassunto: Both sacred and secular worldviews have long held a place in U.S. higher education, although non-religious perspectives have been privileged in most institutions in the modern era. Sacred and Secular Tensions in Higher Education illustrates the importance of cultivating multiple worldviews at public, private, and faith-based colleges and universities in the interest of academic freedom, and intellectual and moral dialogue.Contributors to this edited collection argue that sacred perspectives are as integral to contemporary higher education in the United States as the m
• Titolo autorizzato: Sacred and secular tensions in higher education
• ISBN: 1-136-84610-7; 1-283-10485-7; 9786613104854; 0-203-83383-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456269303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II