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Consider no evil : two faith traditions and the problem of academic freedom in religious higher education.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Withrow, Brandon G., author.
Contributor:
Wecker, Menachem.
EBSCOhost
James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Academic freedom.
Scholars--Religious life.
Scholars.
Universities and colleges--United States--Religion.
Universities and colleges.
Religious life.
United States.
Religion.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvii, 198 pages.)
Place of Publication:
Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2014]
System Details:
text file
Summary:
Even casual acquaintances of the Bible know that the Truth shall set you free, but in the pursuit of that Truth in higher education-particularly in Christian or Jewish seminaries-there are often many casualties suffered along the way. What happens when faculty and students at religious academies butt heads with senior staff or dare to question dogmas or sacred cows that the institution cherishes? Consider No Evil examines seminaries affiliated with two faith traditions-Christian and Jewish-and explores the challenges, as well as prospective solutions, confronting those religious academies when they grapple with staying true to their traditions, as they interpret them, while providing an arena that incubates honest and serious scholarship. Book jacket.
Contents:
Part 1 Our Stories
1 No Good Education Goes Unpunished / Brandon G. Withrow Withrow, Brandon G. 3
2 The Paradox of Modern and Orthodox / Menachem Wecker Wecker, Menachem 24
Part 2 Our Traditions
3 The Invention of a Christian Education / Brandon G. Withrow Withrow, Brandon G. 41
4 The Yeshiva and Its Cultivation of Dependent Thinkers / Menachem Wecker Wecker, Menachem 63
Part 3 Our Limitations
5 The Outrageous Idea of Christian Academic Freedom / Brandon G. Withrow Withrow, Brandon G. 85
6 A Lack of Kosher Venues to Study Nonkosher Ideas / Menachem Wecker Wecker, Menachem 104
Part 4 Our Solutions
7 Academic Freedom and the Religion Cause / Brandon G. Withrow Withrow, Brandon G. 133
8 Dogma by Its Own Name May Smell Less Foul / Menachem Wecker Wecker, Menachem 154.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-190) and indexes.
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
ISBN:
9781630873189
1630873187
Publisher Number:
99960457036
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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