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It's all about Jesus! : faith as an oppositional collegiate subculture / Peter Magolda and Kelsey Ebben Gross.

Van Pelt Library LC383 .M324 2009
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Magolda, Peter Mark.
Contributor:
Gross, Kelsey E., 1982-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Church and college--United States.
Church and college.
Public universities and colleges.
Religion.
College students--Religious life.
United States.
College students--Religious life--United States.
College students.
Public universities and colleges--United States--Religion.
Evangelicalism--United States.
Evangelicalism.
Subculture--United States.
Subculture.
Physical Description:
xii, 356 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Sterling, Va. : Stylus, 2009.
Summary:
This book presents a two-year ethnographic study of a collegiate evangelical student organization at a public university.
The narratives and interpretations aim not only to enrich understanding of a particular student organization but, more importantly, to spark intellectual discourse about the value of faith-based organizations within public higher education. The role of religion in public higher education, student involvement in the co-curriculum, and peer education are three examples of critical issues in higher education for which this idiosyncratic case study offers broad understanding.
Because the authors lay bare their methodology, their use of theory, and the tensions between their perspectives and those of the participants, this book will also serve as a compelling case study for courses on qualitative research within the fields of religion, anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies.
Contents:
Jesus and higher education : rituals of faith
Research processes : rituals of inquiry
Researchers' tales : rituals of disclosure
Evolving Christians : precollege Evangelical rituals
God's squad : rituals of recruitment
Praise Jesus : rituals of difference
Getting to really know Jesus : teaching and learning rituals
Bridging the gap between Evangelicals and nonbelievers : outreach rituals
Leading by following Jesus : servant leadership rituals
From college seniors to real-world Evangelicals : transition rituals
The chosen : rituals of vocation
SSC revelations and reconciliations : rituals of understanding
Capstone principles : exit rituals
It's all about Jesus : the last word.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-352) and index.
ISBN:
9781579223540
1579223540
9781579223557
1579223559
OCLC:
298112186

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