Various topics around Christianity and Higher Education
I want to examine a case of what I think is good Christian scholarship, as an exemplar that we might follow: the work of the sociologist, David Lyon, who has become known as a leading expert on surveillance studies. Many Christians in the academe adopt approaches that, I believe, are neither effective, nor satisfactory as…
Robert D. Rowe: Paper presented this paper to the Tyndale Fellowship Biblical Theology Study Group July 2007 Click here to download in Microsoft Word format Click here to download in PDF format
In his second C-A-N 2002 conference talk Peter Lewis considered the role of the Christian Academic in a post-modern educational environment. Christians In Higher Education Today(Peter Lewis) One of the most profound and agitated questions of our time is ‘Is there a purpose to life, to my life or to anyone’s life? Is life going…
This study investigated the leadership behaviours of presidents of Christian colleges and universities in North America. Data were collected from the chief financial administrator, the chief student affairs administrator, and the chief academic administrator on the independent variables of transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire leadership styles for the university president and the dependent variable of followers’…
I wonder whether the authors (and others) are aware of an open access on line resource provided by Bible Society and Stapleford. In addition to excellent general articles on the set texts, this provides the facility for the student to discover and research the biblical and Christian references and subtexts within the literature. See www.crossref-it.info
(Outline of talk given by Michael Schluter at Nottingham University, February 2004) “We see a higher education sector which meets the needs of the economy in terms of trained people, research, and technology transfer. At the same time it needs to enable all suitably qualified individuals to develop their potential both intellectually and personally, and…
Resilience and Resistance This is the title of Mark Surey’s recent book Click here to download in PDF format Click here to download in Kindle (mobi) format Click here to download in Kindle (azw3) format Click here to download in ePub format for reading on an ePub reader
Some thoughts and the importance and possible methods for Christian support by those working in Higher Education. By Alan Hay Support In Higher EducationChurch fellowships can find it difficult to support us in this ministry as they just do not understand the atmosphere, context or problems. They can be very loving but not very effective.…