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Since the publication of Mark Noll's The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind (1994) and George Marsden's The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship (1997), Christian educators have worked to challenge anti-intellectualism within American evangelicalism and to demonstrate how religious and theological commitments can deepen our understanding of the world. Yet questions remain about the lasting impact of these efforts: How much progress has been made? To what extent does anti-intellectualism still hinder evangelical thought? And what new challenges and opportunities face faith-informed scholars today? From the Outrageous to the Scandalous explores these questions through a rich and wide-ranging collection of essays.

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""This book will become the volume that Christian communication scholars pull from their shelves to anchor, reset, and inspire their writing and research for decades to come. Drawing upon the finest thought from legacy thinkers and smartly written by fresh faces and senior scholars alike, readers will find new insight into what it means to apply the mind of Christ to a polarized society in need of peace. -L. Ripley Smith, Professor of Media Communication, Department Chair, Bethel University ""This beautiful collection of essays is a response to evangelical anti-intellectualism echoed in the Academy. The writers encourage those committed to reshaping the narrative by offering practical, thoughtful ways to engage in Christian scholarship. The voices of prominent Christian intellectuals within these pages are inspiring and convicting, showing us how faith-integrated work can challenge, renew, and even transform the people and institutions that resist it."" -Diane M. Badzinski, Chair and Professor of Communication, Colorado Christian University ""Creative guru Michael Michalko suggests when facing a problem, we should create a Board of Directors whose writings help us think through an issue and overcome challenges. The question raised in this exceptional edited volume is how can our modern universities be saved from a deterioration marked by close mindedness to and demonization of alternative views? Building off the seminal work of Mark Noll and George Marsden, the editors have assembled a Board of Directors consisting of leading scholars who don't merely critique the Academy but offer unique and hopeful solutions. It is an invaluable resource for anyone concerned about the future of higher education."" -Tim Muehlhoff, PhD, Senior Director of Biola University Winsome Conviction Project; author, End the Stalemate: Move Past Cancel Culture to Meaningful Conversations ""In a time of growing distrust, confusion, and brokenness both within the Church and in the wider world, From the Outrageous to the Scandalous invites believers to recover the Christian voice, conscience, and imagination. These essays encourage us to read and reflect, and then to take up once more the joyful work of pointing others-through our words and our lives-to the hope and power of the Cross."" -Paul M. Gould, Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Director of the Master of Arts in Philosophy of Religion, Palm Beach Atlantic University ""The spirited and deeply informed discernment that emerges amidst a free and lively exchange of perspectives is of a righteous and reconciling Word on the loose amidst the sorrows and catastrophes of the world, as well as the failures and faithlessness of the church, renewing the good creation and restoring broken relationships."" -Gerald J. Mast, PhD, Professor of Communication, Bluffton University

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