Called to Unite Knowledge & Vital Piety

by Cartwright, Michael G.; Strege, Merle D.

• ISBN13: 9781880938799
• ISBN10: 1880938790
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-15
• Publisher: Univ of Indianapolis Pr

Summary

One of the striking features of the history of higher education in the Hoosier state is that seven of Indiana's private universities were founded by persons and groups associated with the Wesleyan and Holiness traditions of Christianity. As different as these institutions are, Anderson University, DePauw University, Huntington University, Indiana Wesleyan University, Taylor University, the University of Evansville, and the University of Indianapolis all have claimed the Wesleyan heritage as part of their mission and identity. Called to Unite Knowledge & Vital Pietyexplores how the heirs of John Wesley in six of these institutions have embodied the Wesleyan aspiration to integrate the pursuit of knowledge with faithful living. The contributors probe the past in ways that illuminate the current state of the Wesleyan-related universities of Indiana. This volume also invites further scholarly conversations about how to engage the Wesleyan legacy in the twenty-first century.

Author Biography

Michael G. Cartwright, Ph.D., is Dean of Ecumenical Interfaith Programs at the University of Indianapolis and an ordained elder in the Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church. Merle D. Strege, Th.D., is Professor of Historical Theology at Anderson University and an ordained minister in the Church of God Anderson.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Author Identifications	p. xix
Introduction: Answering the Call to Reform: Wesleyans on the Stage of Higher Education in Indiana	p. 1
Wesleyan Visions of Higher Education	p. 27
Knowledge and Vital Piety: A Wesleyan Vision of Holistic Formation	p. 29
Place and Higher Education in the Holiness Tradition	p. 45
Embodying Higher Education Missions in Time and Place	p. 59
Change and Challenge at DePauw University from 1837 to the Present	p. 61
Civic Mission, Sacred Trust: The Role of History in Institutional Self-Awareness at the University of Evansville	p. 73
Holiness and Higher Education at Taylor University: A Double Cure?	p. 91
Practical Holiness and Education in the Wesleyan Tradition: Advancing Justice and Wellness	p. 105
United Brethren Prospects at Indiana Central University: Four Directions, circa 1 905-1 920	p. 117
"Wir sind Brüder": Holiness and Identity at Huntington University	p. 141
Unfinished Business	p. 155
Who Do We Think We Are? Wesleyans on the University Stage in the 21st Century	p. 157
Think of What You Were: A Sermon	p. 197
Afterword: Called to Unite Knowledge and Vital Piety in the 21st Century	p. 203
Timeline of Christian Higher Education Ventures in Indiana	p. 211
1 905 Map of the University Heights Neighborhood	p. 212
About the University of Indianapolis Press	p. 213
Books from the University of Indianapolis (2004-2012)	p. 214
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