Slogans Or Distinctives
Reforming Christian Higher Education
Published on 17. August 1993
Book
Hardback
102 pages
978-0-8191-8988-2 (ISBN)
Description
In this book, the authors first identify the "educational slogans" that often mark Christian higher educationo"All truth is God's truth," "Integration of Faith and Learning," "Holistic Education," and "The Personal Touch," for example. The authors then contrast these supposed distinctives with tacit assumptions prevalent in traditional models of Christian higher education. They first propose an agenda for existing Christian liberal arts colleges and then a new model called Ambrose House, consisting of interrelated phases. One chapter is a dialogue between two fictional characters, one defending Christian higher education and the other opposing it. Contents: Foreword; To the Reader; Prologue: A Rabbit Tale; From Slogans To Distinctives; Possibilities and Prioritites: A Dialogue in Which a Skeptic Calls Christian Higher Education to Task; Bandaids and Organ Transplants: Some Current Efforts at Innovation; The Skin of Our Teeth: The Very Least We Need To Do; Is Reform Really Feasible? A Dialogue; Epilogue: Serpents and Doves.
Reviews / Votes
Slogans for Distinctives is a bold, creative and penetrating set of proposals for making Christian higher education the kind of undertaking it ought to be. The reader who resists dismissing it as impracticable will be stimulated to think and actin fresh ways. -- Arthur F. Holmes, Department of Philosophy, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois ...a delightful read...the questions posed about the use of slogans and their role cannot be ignored, especially if the tasks of higher education are going to be pursued with integrity. -- Arthur F. Holmes, Department of Philosophy, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois * Religious Education:An Interfaith Journal Of Spirituality,Growth And Transformation * Wolfe and Heie offer a playful, but convincing, account of the aims and purposes of a Christian liberal arts education. Students who've been around at least six weeks and faculty who may feel that they've been around sixty years will both be challengedand refreshed by the witty dialogue and meaty arguments of this volume. -- Mark A. Noll, Wheaton College Wolfe and Heie offer a playful, but convincing, account of the aims and purposes of a Christian liberal arts education. Students who've been around at least six weeks and faculty who may feel that they've been around sixty years will both be challenged and refreshed by the witty dialogue and meaty arguments of this volume. -- Mark A. Noll, Wheaton College Slogans for Distinctives is a bold, creative and penetrating set of proposals for making Christian higher education the kind of undertaking it ought to be. The reader who resists dismissing it as impracticable will be stimulated to think and act in fresh ways. -- Arthur F. Holmes, Department of Philosophy, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois ...a delightful read...the questions posed about the use of slogans and their role cannot be ignored, especially if the tasks of higher education are going to be pursued with integrity. -- Arthur F. Holmes, Department of Philosophy, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois * Religious Education:An Interfaith Journal Of Spirituality,Growth And Transformation *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
367 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8191-8988-2 (9780819189882)
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Persons
David L. Wolfe, who holds a Ph.D. in the Philosophy of Education, is a former Professor of Philosophy at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. Harold Heie is Dean of Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania.