Professing Christ: Christian Tradition and Faith-learning Integration in Public Universities

At a time when Christian voices in higher education are facing increased persecution and marginalization, the Christian authors of this collection who teach in public universities share their faith-learning integration journeys including their practical, theoretical, and biblically based strategies for teaching, administration, and doing research. Authors explain how they actively subvert secular worldviews that marginalize biblical truth, promote incivility, and discourage love of neighbor. At the same time, they explore pro-active, bridge-building and transformational methods for cultivating biblical absolutes and Christian virtue in ways that prompt evangelistic encounters. The book adds to ongoing and robust faith-learning conversations in higher education by offering additional and “out-of-the-box” approaches for helping students and others think Christianly, and deeply, about areas of interest in ways that redeem culture at local and national levels.

Jonathan Pettigrew (PhD, Pennsylvania State University) is Associate Professor at Arizona State University who is dedicated to promoting health and preventing problem behaviors. His articles appear in the Journal of adolescent Research, American Journal of Community Psychology, Health Education, and Prevention Science.

Robert H. Woods Jr. (JD, PhD, Regent University) served as Professor of Communication and Media at Spring Arbor University for twenty years. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the Christianity and Communication Studies Network. Robert previously served as the President of the Religious Communication Association.