Religion on our campuses : a professor's guide to communities, conflicts, and promising conversations / / Mark U. Edwards, Jr

• Autore: Edwards Mark U
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (X, 206 p.)
• Disciplina: 200.71/173
• Soggetto topico: Universities and colleges - United States - Religion; College teachers - Religious life - United States
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-201) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Cautions -- 1 Cautionary Tales -- 2 Encounters -- Part II: Communities -- 3 Religious Formation -- 4 Disciplinary Formation -- 5 Institutional Settings -- Part III: Individuals -- 6 Narrative Identity -- 7 Inclinations -- Part IV: Implications -- 8 Community Warrant -- 9 Academic Freedom -- 10 Reticence -- 11 In the Classroom -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 Advice for Seminar Leaders -- Appendix 2 How and Why I Became an Academic? -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
• Sommario/riassunto: What is the appropriate role of religion in scholarship and teaching? Covering topics ranging from religious influences in faculty lives to questions of academic freedom, proselytization, and appropriate limits to religious expression within the Academy, this book seeks to promote faculty self-awareness and encourage dialogue with colleagues.
• Titolo autorizzato: Religion on Our Campuses
• ISBN: 1-4039-7210-9; 0-230-60110-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821069603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II