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Thousands of professors claim Christian as their primary identity, and teaching as their primary vocational responsibility. But how does being a Christian change one's teaching? Indeed, should it? The Outrageous Idea of the Christian Teacher explores the responses of more than 2,300 Christian professors from 48 different institutions across North America to find out.
List of contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword by George Marsden
- Introduction: The Challenge of Identity-Informed Teaching
- Chapter 1: The Fear of Teachers' Religious Identity: The Historical Origins
- Chapter 2: How Christianity Animates a Teacher's Background Beliefs
- Chapter 3: How Christian Teachers Transform Course Aims and Curricula
- Chapter 4: Thinking and Acting Christianly in the Classroom
- Chapter 5: Is There Really Baptist, Reformed, or Quaker Teaching? The Unique Contributions of Particular Theological Traditions
- Chapter 6: Christian Teaching in the Pluralistic University
- Chapter 7: Identity-Informed Teaching in the Pluralistic University: Important Virtues and Practices
- Chapter 8: In Praise of Diverse Teaching Contexts
- Conclusion
- Appendix Methodology
- Select Bibliography
About the author
Perry L. Glanzer is professor of Educational Foundations at Baylor University and a Resident Scholar with Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion. He is the coauthor or editor of nine books including The Quest for Purpose: The Collegiate Search for a Meaningful Life.
Nathan F. Alleman is Associate Professor of Higher Education Studies at Baylor University and a Research Fellow with the Texas Hunger Initiative. He coauthored Restoring the Soul of the University: Unifying Christian Higher Education in a Fragmented Age.
Summary
Thousands of professors claim Christian as their primary identity, and teaching as their primary vocational responsibility. But how does being a Christian change one's teaching? Indeed, should it? The Outrageous Idea of the Christian Teacher explores the responses of more than 2,300 Christian professors from 48 different institutions across North America to find out.
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In this illuminating and provocative book, Perry Glanzer and Nathan Alleman offer a definitive treatment of a much-neglected topic: the craft of Christian teaching.
