Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship

First published in 1997, The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship is a landmark work that offered a bold call to re-establish Christian perspectives in academia. For this second edition, George M. Marsden has added a new preface as well as an entirely new chapter reflecting on the changing landscape of academia in the quarter century since the book first appeared.

List of contents

• Preface to the First Edition


• Preface to the Second Edition


• Introduction


• 1. Why Christian Perspectives Are Not Welcomed


• 2. The Arguments for Silence


• 3. Christian Scholarship and the Rules of the Academic Game


• 4. What Difference Could It Possibly Make?


• 5. The Positive Contributions of Theological Context


• 6. Building Academic Communities


• 7. Christian Scholarship in the Twenty-First Century


• Notes


• Index

About the author

George M. Marsden has taught history at Calvin College, Duke University, and the University of Notre Dame, where he is professor emeritus. He has published major works on a variety of topics concerning American religion and culture. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and his awards include the Bancroft Prize in American History and the Grawemeyer Prize in Religion.

Summary

First published in 1997, The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship is a landmark work that offered a bold call to re-establish Christian perspectives in academia. For this second edition, George M. Marsden has added a new preface as well as an entirely new chapter reflecting on the changing landscape of academia in the quarter century since the book first appeared.

Product details

• Authors: George M Marsden, George M. Marsden, George M. (Professor Emeritus Marsden
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.05.2024
• EAN: 9780197751114
• ISBN: 978-0-19-775111-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / History, RELIGION / Education, Christian life & practice, History of Religion, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Philosophy and theory of education, Christian life and practice, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher