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Author:   Samuel Schuman
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780801893728

ISBN 10:   0801893720
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   15 March 2010
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments Part I: Introduction 1. An Agenda for the Study of Religious Colleges and Universities 2. Contexts Historical and Denominational 3. Three Roman Catholic Colleges and Universities Part II: Baptist Schools 4. Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana: Baylor University, Waco, Texas 5. A Civil College: Anderson University, Anderson, South Carolina Part III: Denominational Colleges 6. ""At the Front Lines of the Culture Wars"": New Saint Andrews College, Moscow, Idaho 7. ""To Clear Some Part of the Human Jungle"": Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan 8. Swedes and the City: North Park University, Chicago, Illinois Part IV: Nondenominational Christian Colleges and Universities 9. Friends and/or Friendly? George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon 10. An Island of Piety . . . in a Sea of Riches: Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California 11. ""Expect a Miracle"": Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma 12. A Christian Walk Up North: Northwestern College, St. Paul, Minnesota 13. ""For Christ and His Kingdom"": Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois Part V: Conclusions 14. What Can We Learn? Appendix: Interview Questions for Institutions and Parents Notes Essay on Sources Index"

Reviews

Both this book and its extensive bibliographic essay are worth reflection. -- Susan E. Henking Religious Studies Review This ambitious book is an important addition to the burgeoning literature on Christian higher education. -- Robert Benne Journal of Higher Education

An important book for small-college people... Paints a rich picture of the exceptional things small colleges can do. - Academe Brilliantly written and thoroughly convincing. - Education Review

Both this book and its extensive bibliographic essay are worth reflection. -- Susan E. Henking Religious Studies Review 2010 This ambitious book is an important addition to the burgeoning literature on Christian higher education. -- Robert Benne Journal of Higher Education 2011

Author Information

Samuel Schuman is chancellor emeritus of the University of Minnesota, Morris. He is the author of three literary studies and of Old Main: Small Colleges in Twenty-First Century America, also published by Johns Hopkins.

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