The Christian College and the Meaning of Academic Freedom

Truth-Seeking in Community
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-349-57457-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 319 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 434 g

The Christian College and the Meaning of Academic Freedom is a study of the past record and current practice of the Protestant colleges in America in the quest to achieve intellectual honesty within academic community.

William C. Ringenberg lays out the history of academic freedom in higher education in America, including its European antecedents, from the perspective of modern Christian higher education. He discusses the Christian values that provide context for the idea of academic freedom and how they have been applied to the nation's Christian colleges and universities. The book also dissects a series of recent case studies on the major controversial intellectual issues within and in, in some cases, about the Christian college community. Ringenberg ably analyzes the ways in which these academic institutions have evolved over time, outlining their efforts to evolve and remain relevant while maintaining their core values and historic identities.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ringenberg, William C.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Religionspädagogik, Christlicher Katechismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Konfessionsschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Religionspädagogik, Religionsdidaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Kirchliche Bildungseinrichtungen, Diakonie, Caritas
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword; George Marsden
Preface
PART I: CHRISTIAN VALUES AS CONTEXT FOR THE IDEA OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM
1. Freedom
2. Seeking
3. Honesty
4. Humility
5. Courage
6. Prudence
7. Love
8. Meaning
9. Harmony and Balance
10. Community
PART II: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN AMERICA: A CHRISTIAN COLLEGE INTERPRETATION
11. The English Model: Anglican Dominance
12. The German Model: Secular Dominance
13. The Early American Model: Protestant Dominance
14. The Later American Model: Secular Hegemony
15. The Modern Christian College Model
16. Institutional Academic Freedom
17. Student Academic Freedom
18. Economic Limits as Academic Limits: The Problem of Accessibility
19. Evangelicals and Catholics: Narrowing the Gap
PART III: TESTING THE LIMITS: RECENT CASE STUDIES IN CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
20. The Origins Debate (I)
21. The Origins Debate (II)
22. Sexual and Gender Identity (I)
23. Sexual and Gender Identity (II)
24. College and Church: Complement and Conflict
25. Theological Nuance
26. Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
27. Secular University Restrictions and Their Broader Implications
28. Government Restrictions and Accreditation Uncertainties
29. Due Process
Epilogue
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

William C. Ringenberg is Professor of History emeritus at Taylor University, USA. He is also a past president of the Conference on Faith and History, and an associate research fellow at the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture. His major work is The Christian College: A History of Protestant Higher Education in America.