The American university in a postsecular age / edited by Douglas Jacobsen, Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jacobsen, Douglas G. (Douglas Gordon), 1951-

Jacobsen, Rhonda Hustedt.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--Religion.

Universities and colleges.

Church and education.

Physical Description:

xii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Contents:

1 Postsecular America / Douglas Jacobsen, Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen 3

Part I Religion, Institutions, and Faculty Roles

2 The Religious Convictions of College and University Professors / Neil Gross, Solon Simmons 19

3 Can Faith Be More Than a Sideshow in the Contemporary Academy? / Robert Wuthnow 31

4 A Level Playing Field for Religion in Higher Education / John J. DiIulio Jr. 45

5 The Ideals and Diversity of Church-Related Higher Education / Douglas Jacobsen, Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen 63

6 Why Faculty Find It Difficult to Talk about Religion / Mark U. Edwards Jr. 81

7 Faculty Priorities / R. Eugene Rice 99

Part II Religion, the Curriculum, and Student Learning

8 The Religious and Spiritual Journeys of College Students / Larry A. Braskamp 117

9 The Different Spiritualities of the Students We Teach / Robert J. Nash, DeMethra LaSha Bradley 135

10 Spirituality, Diversity, and Learner-Centered Teaching / Elizabeth J. Tisdell 151

11 Taking Religion Seriously in Public Universities / Warren A. Nord 167

12 Religious Pluralism, the Study of Religion, and "Postsecular" Culture / Amanda Porterfield 187

13 Professing Understanding and Professing Faith / Lee S. Shulman 203

Part III A Framework for Academic Conversation

14 Talking about Religion / Douglas Jacobsen, Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-254) and index.

ISBN:

9780195323443

0195323440

OCLC:

152580674