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Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness A Guide for Students

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ISBN-10: 1587432102

ISBN-13: 9781587432101

Edition: 2007

Authors: Donald Opitz, Derek Melleby

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Most Christian college students separate their academic life from church attendance, Bible study, and prayer. Too often discipleship of the mind is overlooked if not ignored altogether. However, authors Donald Opitz and Derek Melleby issue a clarion call to students to integrate their faith and learning in The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness.Written for a narrative generation, this guide extracts illustrations from the Book of Daniel, The Lord of the Rings, the experiences of real students, and more. This book is an excellent gift for college-bound seniors in high school. Its an essential text for first-year college students, too. The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness will…    
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Book details

List price: $13.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Brazos Press
Publication date: 7/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

Donald Opitz (PhD, Boston University) is associate professor of sociology and higher education at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. He is the author of numerous articles and has worked as a pastor as well as a campus minister. Derek Melleby (MA, Geneva College) is the director of the College Transition Initiative for the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, through a unique partnership with the Coalition for Christian Outreach.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Wide-Eyed
Beer and Circus
Grades and Accolades
All for One
Babylon U
Daniel and Friends
Faithful under Fire
Panning for Gold
Believing Is Seeing
A Whirlwind Intro to Worldviews
Like Gestalt
C-F-R-C
The Re-sighting of Saul/Paul
A Story-Framed Life
Life in the Shire
Stories in Conflict
Hearing and Telling the Story
Fish-Eyed Learning
The Disembodied Mind
Thinking Scripturally
Creation
Fall
Redemption
Consummation
Four-i-ed Learning
Integration
Idolatry
Investment
Imagination
Herbie's Bible
Embodying the Outrageous Idea
Connect Up, Connect Out
Dig Deep, Dig Slow
Chutes and Ladders
Read Twice, Write Thrice
Dream Big, Act Small
Work Hard, Play Hard
Conclusion
Student Responses
References