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Seeing the Light
Samuel Schuman
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Description for Seeing the Light
Schuman concludes that these schools-Baylor University, Anderson University, New Saint Andrews College, Calvin College, North Park University, George Fox University, Westmont College, Oral Roberts University, Northwestern College, and Wheaton College-and others like them offer important and timely lessons for the broader higher-education community. Num Pages: 336 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNLR; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
Samuel Schuman examines the place of religious colleges and universities, particularly evangelical Protestant institutions, in contemporary American higher education. Many faith-based schools are flourishing. They have rigorous academic standards, impressive student recruitment, ambitious philanthropic goals, and well-maintained campuses and facilities. Yet much of the U.S. higher-education community ignores them or accords them little respect. Seeing the Light considers, instead, what can be learned from the viability of these institutions. The book begins with a history of post secondary U.S. education from the perspective of the religious traditions from which it arose. After focusing briefly on nonevangelical institutions, Schuman next ... Read more
Samuel Schuman examines the place of religious colleges and universities, particularly evangelical Protestant institutions, in contemporary American higher education. Many faith-based schools are flourishing. They have rigorous academic standards, impressive student recruitment, ambitious philanthropic goals, and well-maintained campuses and facilities. Yet much of the U.S. higher-education community ignores them or accords them little respect. Seeing the Light considers, instead, what can be learned from the viability of these institutions. The book begins with a history of post secondary U.S. education from the perspective of the religious traditions from which it arose. After focusing briefly on nonevangelical institutions, Schuman next ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801893728
SKU
V9780801893728
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About Samuel Schuman
Samuel Schuman is chancellor emeritus of the University of Minnesota, Morris. He is the author of three literary studies and of Old Main: Small Colleges in Twenty-First Century America, also published by Johns Hopkins.
Reviews for Seeing the Light
Both this book and its extensive bibliographic essay are worth reflection.
Susan E. Henking Religious Studies Review 2010 This ambitious book is an important addition to the burgeoning literature on Christian higher education.
Robert Benne Journal of Higher Education 2011
Susan E. Henking Religious Studies Review 2010 This ambitious book is an important addition to the burgeoning literature on Christian higher education.
Robert Benne Journal of Higher Education 2011