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The American university in a postsecular age / edited by Douglas Jacobsen, Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Universities and colleges--Religion.
- Universities and colleges.
- Church and education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (280 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Religion has made a comeback in American society and on university campuses. How should higher education respond? This volume gathers essays from prominent scholars and educators who unpack the key issues.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; 1. Postsecular America; Part I: Religion, Institutions, and Faculty Roles; 2. The Religious Convictions of College and University Professors; 3. Can Faith Be More Than a Sideshow in the Contemporary Academy?; 4. A Level Playing Field for Religion in Higher Education; 5. The Ideals and Diversity of Church-Related Higher Education; 6. Why Faculty Find It Difficult to Talk about Religion; 7. Faculty Priorities; Part II: Religion, the Curriculum, and Student Learning; 8. The Religious and Spiritual Journeys of College Students
- 9. The Different Spiritualities of the Students We Teach10. Spirituality, Diversity, and Learner-Centered Teaching; 11. Taking Religion Seriously in Public Universities; 12. Religious Pluralism, the Study of Religion, and ""Postsecular"" Culture; 13. Professing Understanding and Professing Faith; Part III: A Framework for Academic Conversation; 14. Talking about Religion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-254) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-988664-4
- 9786611851804
- 1-4356-7308-5
- 1-281-85180-9
- 0-19-804349-X
- OCLC:
- 265805978
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