The American university in a postsecular age / edited by Douglas Jacobsen, Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xii, 267 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-254) and index.

Postsecular America / The religious convictions of college and university professors / Can faith be more than a sideshow in the contemporary academy? / A level playing field for religion in higher education / The ideals and diversity of church-related higher education / Why faculty find it difficult to talk about religion / Faculty priorities / The religious and spiritual journeys of college students / The different spirtualities of the students we teach / Spirituality, diversity, and learner-centered teaching / Taking religion seriously in public universities / Religious pluralism, the study of religion, and "postsecular" culture / Professing understanding and professing faith / Talking about religion / Douglas Jacobsen and Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen -- Neil Gross and Solon Simmons -- Robert Wuthnow -- John J. DiIulio Jr. -- Douglas Jacobsen and Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen -- Mark U. Edwards Jr. -- R. Eugene Rice -- Larry A. Braskamp -- Robert J. Nash and DeMethra LaSha Bradley -- Elizabeth J. Tisdell -- Warren A. Nord -- Amanda Porterfield -- Lee S. Shulman -- Douglas Jacobsen and Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen.

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Universities and colleges--Religion.
Church and education.
College.


USA.

BV 1610 / .A44 2008