Ringenberg The Christian College and the Meaning of Academic Freedom

Truth-Seeking in Community
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-39833-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 319 Seiten, eBook

The Christian College and the Meaning of Academic Freedom is a study of the past record and current practice of the Protestant colleges in America in the quest to achieve intellectual honesty within academic community.
William C. Ringenberg lays out the history of academic freedom in higher education in America, including its European antecedents, from the perspective of modern Christian higher education. He discusses the Christian values that provide context for the idea of academic freedom and how they have been applied to the nation's Christian colleges and universities. The book also dissects a series of recent case studies on the major controversial intellectual issues within and in, in some cases, about the Christian college community. Ringenberg ably analyzes the ways in which these academic institutions have evolved over time, outlining their efforts to evolve and remain relevant while maintaining their core values and historic identities.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ringenberg, William C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword; George Marsden

Preface

PART I: CHRISTIAN VALUES AS CONTEXT FOR THE IDEA OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM

1. Freedom

2. Seeking

3. Honesty

4. Humility

5. Courage

6. Prudence

7. Love

8. Meaning

9. Harmony and Balance

10. Community

PART II: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN AMERICA: A CHRISTIAN COLLEGE INTERPRETATION

11. The English Model: Anglican Dominance

12. The German Model: Secular Dominance

13. The Early American Model: Protestant Dominance

14. The Later American Model: Secular Hegemony

15. The Modern Christian College Model

16. Institutional Academic Freedom

17. Student Academic Freedom

18. Economic Limits as Academic Limits: The Problem of Accessibility

19. Evangelicals and Catholics: Narrowing the Gap

PART III: TESTING THE LIMITS: RECENT CASE STUDIES IN CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION

20. The Origins Debate (I)

21. The Origins Debate (II)

22. Sexual and Gender Identity (I)

23. Sexual and Gender Identity (II)

24. College and Church: Complement and Conflict

25. Theological Nuance

26. Gender, Race, and Ethnicity

27. Secular University Restrictions and Their Broader Implications

28. Government Restrictions and Accreditation Uncertainties

29. Due Process

Epilogue

Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

William C. Ringenberg is Professor of History emeritus at Taylor University, USA. He is also a past president of the Conference on Faith and History, and an associate research fellow at the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture. His major work is The Christian College: A History of Protestant Higher Education in America.