Christian College, Christian Calling

By Steve Wilkens

Book Overview

Christian colleges have been set up by Christian churches throughout American history. But all too often these schools and the groups that support them come into conflict, typically over what is being taught in religion and philosophy classes. Christian College, Christian Calling seeks not so much to resolve this tension between congregation and academy as to explain why it exists and why it might even be fruitful. Instructors of philosophy, theology, church history, Biblical studies, and ministry from Azusa Pacific University explain the value of their disciplines in down-to-earth terms-not in terms of academic achievement but in terms of the Christian life. Looking to get past the stereotypes of liberal, faith-diluting colleges and conservative, unthinking churches, Christian College, Christian Calling provides an invaluable resource for anyone concerned about the mission and relevance of Christian higher education.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759109354
• ISBN13: 9780759109353
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great book

If you're a christian student in college or a christian parent sending your son or daughter to college or if you have any interest in Christianity and wonder if it is something to be taken seriousely, this book is great. This book povides, in great writing, a reason for the Church to listen to what scholarship has to say and for scholarship to take the Church seriousely. This book bridges the gap between the Church and the academy.