Christian College, Christian Calling

by Wilkens, Steve; Shrier, Paul; Martin, Ralph P.

• ISBN13: 9780759109346
• ISBN10: 0759109346
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-18
• Publisher: AltaMira Press

Summary

Christian colleges have been set up by Christian churches throughout American history. But all too often these schools and the groups that support them come into conflict, typically over what is being taught in religion and philosophy classes. Christia

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
1 The Not-So-Great Divide	1	(12)
Steve Wilkens
2 Being Good: An Invitation to Ethical Thinking	13	(12)
Daniel Speak
3 "Phi-LOST-ophy" or "Love of Wisdom"?	25	(14)
John Culp
4 Hermeneutics: Why Do We Have to Interpret Scripture Anyway?	39	(16)
Gerald H. Wilson
5 Old Testament: Congregation and Academy Share a Whole Bible, Not Just a Half	55	(14)
William Yarchin
6 The Academic Side of New Testament Studies	69	(14)
Keith H. Reeves and Kenneth L. Waters Sr.
7 Church History: Surrounded by a Great Cloud of Witnesses	83	(16)
Dennis Okholm
8 Systematic Theology: Theology in, for, and from the Church	99	(12)
Heather Ann Ackley
9 Youth Ministry: Taking a Seat at the Grown-Ups' Table	111	(16)
Kara Powell and Steve Gerali
10 Pastoral Ministry: A Partnership between Academy and Congregation	127	(14)
Dick Pritchard
11 Practical Theology: A Bridge across the Divide?	141	(12)
Paul Shrier and B.J. Oropeza
12 Bridging Past and Future	153	(12)
Amy Jacober and Steve Wilkens
About the Contributors	165