The American University in a Postsecular Age (First Edition)

Jacobsen, Douglas and Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen, ed

ISBN 10: 0195323440 / ISBN 13: 9780195323443

Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 2008

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New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. First edition, first printing (with full number line including the 1). Hardcover. Very Good in a very good jacket. As a university-press publication, the dust jacket carries no printed price, as is typical for these editions. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. A tight, clean copy, with faint pencil underlining to some pages. Octavo, xii, 267 pages, with index. Edited by Douglas Jacobsen and Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen, THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN A POSTSECULAR AGE is a collection of 14 scholarly essays examining the reemergence of religion and religious inquiry within contemporary American higher education.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The American University in a Postsecular Age (First Edition)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195323440
• ISBN 13: 9780195323443
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion

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Synopsis

For much of the twentieth century, it was assumed that higher education was and ought to be a secular enterprise, but that approach no longer suffices. The culture has shifted, and contemporary college and university students are increasingly bringing religious and spiritual questions to campus. In response, college and university leaders are exploring anew the relationship between religion and higher education.

The American University in a Postsecular Age grapples with key questions:

--How religious or irreligious are faculty and students today? What level of religious literacy should be expected from students?
--Can religion be allowed into the classroom without being disruptive?
--Should colleges and universities help students reflect on their own faith?
--Is religion antithetical to critical inquiry?
--Can religion have a positive role to play in higher education?

This is a state-of-the-art introduction to the national discussion about religion and higher education. Leading scholars and top educators express a wide spectrum of opinions that reflect the best current thinking. Introductory and concluding essays by the editors describe the postsecular character of our age and propose a comprehensive framework intended to facilitate ongoing conversation.

About the Author

Douglas Jacobsen is Distinguished Professor of Church History and Theology and Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen is Director of Faculty Development and Professor of Psychology at Messiah College in Grantham, PA. They are co-authors of Scholarship and Christian Faith: Enlarging the Conversation (Oxford University Press, 2004) and have led workshops and seminars on religion and higher education at colleges and universities across the nation.