Reconsidering College
Christian Higher Education for Working Adults
Published on 14. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
85 pages
978-0-89112-398-9 (ISBN)
Description
More and more adults are seeking to develop themselves and improve their professional opportunities by completing a college degree. Whether business professionals, salespersons, nurses, parents, or persons engaged in any other profession, many working adults recognize the value of furthering their education. And more and more universities are providing special degree tracks for such non-traditional students.
This book is designed to help all of those who are "reconsidering college" to understand the value of adult education and explain some ways that such an education can be distinctively Christian. It addresses important topics for the Christian adult student, such as:
The purpose and value of work from a Christian perspective.
The practical and intrinsic value of education for working adults.
Christian worldview and adult education: What difference does
it make?
Integrating faith, learning, and living in the professional world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89112-398-9 (9780891123989)
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E-Book
01/2014
1st Edition
Abilene Christian University Press
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Person
Rick Ostrander is Provost and Chief Academic officer at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he oversees academic programs for both traditional undergraduates and adult students. He holds a MA and PhD in American History from the University of Notre Dame. His most recent book, Why College Matters to God: An Introduction to the Christian College, is one of the leading texts used by Christian college and universities for first-year seminars and new faculty orientations.