A Higher Education: Baylor and the Vocation of a Christian University

by Elizabeth Davis (Editor)

Overview

A Higher Education collects the work of renowned scholars on the importance and mission of Christian higher education. Placing Baylor University at the center of these discussions, this compendium celebrates the inauguration of Judge Kenneth W. Starr's over the first year of his presidency at Baylor University and underscores the necessity of Christian higher education in a global context. With an introduction by Baylor University Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Davis, A Higher Education shows how the model set forth at Baylor University can influence institutions of higher learning here and abroad.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781602587984
Publisher:	Baylor University Press
Publication date:	12/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	130
File size:	549 KB

About the Author

Elizabeth Davis is Executive Vice President and Provost, Baylor University.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction: Why Christian Higher Education Matters
1. Christian Higher Education vs. Christians in Higher Education
2. The Myth of the Sovereign Self
3. Scholarship in Action and the Public Mission of Universities
4. Ethics in the Twenty-First Century
5. The Challenges and Opportunities for Liberal Education in a Faith-Based University
6. The Bible, Baptists, and the Challenge of Christian Higher Education

Notes

Editorial Reviews

A Higher Education: Baylor and the Vocation of a Christian University examines factors central to this identity and provides insights for all, whether we are Christians in higher education or in Christian higher education.

Journal of Education and Christian Belief - Karen Maxwell