Faith and Learning on the Edge A Bold New Look at Religion in Higher Education

Name: Faith and Learning on the Edge A Bold New Look at Religion in Higher Education
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ISBN: 9780310253174

ISBN-10: 0310253179

ISBN-13: 9780310253174

Edition: 2004

Authors: David Claerbaut

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List price: $22.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication date: 6/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

David Claerbaut, PhD, taught for over two decades at Christian colleges and major research universities. He is currently on the pastoral staff at The Point Church on Chicago's north side. Dr. Claerbaut is the author of more than ten books, including Social Problems and Faith and Learning on the Edge. He lives with his family in Illinois and Michigan.

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Understanding Faith and Learning
Christian Education or Baptized Paganism?	p. 13
The Artificial Lighting of the Academic Mainstream	p. 25
The Relatives of Naturalism	p. 41
Down the Intellectual Cul de Sac of Postmodernism	p. 53
The High Stakes Politics of the Academic Mainstream	p. 62
How Does Christian Scholarship Fit into the Academic Mainstream?	p. 77
What Is Faith and Learning?	p. 92
How Can We Be True to the Role of Learning in Christian Scholarship?	p. 106
Where Does Reason End and Faith Begin?	p. 115
What Are the Components of Faith and Learning?	p. 125
Applying Faith and Learning in the Classroom and in Research
Interpassage: Stimulating the Dialogue	p. 139
Why Is Creation Central to the Faith-and-Learning Enterprise?	p. 146
The Physical Sciences
What Is the Mind-set of the Christian in the Physical Sciences?	p. 163
Christian Implications in the Physical Sciences	p. 171
The Arts and Humanities
How Do We Look at Art through Christian Eyes?	p. 181
Some Guidelines for the Christian Artist	p. 188
How Do We Teach Literature in a Postmodern World?	p. 194
Philosophy under a Christian Lens	p. 200
Atheist vs. Christian: Freud and Lewis Debate the Great Philosophical Questions	p. 213
Education: The Battleground	p. 224
What Is a Christian Historian?	p. 234
The Behavioral Sciences
Reflections for the Christian Political Scientist	p. 245
Psychology: Need Theory--A Place Where Faith Meets Learning	p. 258
Faith Meets the Mental Health Models	p. 270
Sociology: Faith in the Eye of Naturalism	p. 279
Economics: Some Christian Views on the "Dismal" Science	p. 295
Conclusion	p. 307
Name Index	p. 309
Subject Index	p. 313
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