Outrageous Christian Scholars Society Fall 2003
David S. Dockery and Gregory A. Thornbury, eds. Shaping a Christian Worldview: The Foundations of Higher Education (Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 2002). Essays by the faculty of Union University, Jackson, Tennessee. Titles below are slightly altered for clarification.
Sept. 24 | Chp. 3: “The Academic Enterprise: Theological and Philosophical Foundations” — Brad Green |
Oct. 22 | Chp. 4: “The Influence of C. S. Lewis on Christian Scholarship” — Harry L. Poe |
Nov. 19 | Moral Education: Christian Worldview, Ethics, and Culture” — David P. Gushee |
Strickland 211, 3:30 pm
“Christian colleges once held forth boldly and without compromise for a view of life with Christ at “the bottom” (to paraphrase an early motto of Harvard College) and the Word of God central to all we think, say, and do. Over the past century, that vision has been compromised and largely lost. … Happily, however, exciting progress is being made. Here and there, Christian colleges and universities are beginning to articulate a clear and compelling vision of life lived in its totality.