Christian Higher Education

Prognosis on the Institutionalization of Vision, Shared Security and Christian Education in the World

by Genard Hajdini

Refocusing on the Learning in “Integration of Faith and Learning

by Larry Burton

Lawrence, Terry Ann, Burton, Larry D., & Nwosu, Constance C. (2005). Journal of Research on Christian Education, 14(1), 17-50

The purpose of this study was to assess student perceptions of the faith-learning integration process in instructional... more The purpose of this study was to assess student perceptions of the faith-learning integration process in instructional methods courses taught by a single professor. Thirty-one students were asked by the professor to complete an open-ended questionnaire at the end of their course experience. Results indicated that students in this study described or defined the integration of faith and learning in ways reflective of the content of the courses, which was teaching methods. While not all students said integration of faith and learning occurred in the classes, all students did provide examples of integrative moments. Most students described faith-learning integration in terms of teacher actions rather than student actions. Thus, it appears that these students were describing integration of faith and teaching more so than integration of faith and learning. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.

Being Is Believing? Out-of-the-Box (Subversive) Education

by Philip Fountain

Co-authored with Chris Elisara. Published in 2006 in 'The Journal of Education and Christian Belief' 10:2.

THE WOUNDS OF this world—ecological and humanitarian—require a re-thinking of our educational systems. Building upon a... more THE WOUNDS OF this world—ecological and humanitarian—require a re-thinking of our educational systems. Building upon a shalom model of education, the authors argue that questions of space and location are critically important to Christian pedagogies. Our education praxis must move beyond the classroom to engage students empathetically in the world around us. Doing so will necessarily be a subversive endeavor. The Creation Care Study Program in Belize is presented as a case study of "study abroad" and field-intensive education.

الجامعة والتربية على المواطنيّة: "جامعيّة" المقاربة المسيحيّة للتربية السياسيّة

by Georges NAHAS

نحّاس، ج. ن. (2007). الجامعة والتربية على المواطنيّة: "جامعيّة" المقاربة المسيحيّة للتربية السياسيّة. دور الجامعات في بناء مستقبل لبنان في وسائل الإعلام وتحديات التربية. معرض الإعلام المسيحي السادس، أنطلياس، لبنان.

في عالم يزداد فيه استعمال الدين كمقوّمة من مقوّمات العمل السياسي، يرد نعت "المسيحي أو المسيحيّة" على عديد من... more في عالم يزداد فيه استعمال الدين كمقوّمة من مقوّمات العمل السياسي، يرد نعت "المسيحي أو المسيحيّة" على عديد من مكوّنات الحياة السياسيّة. تهدف هذه المداخلة إلى وضع أطر تتناسب والمقاربة المسيحيّة للشأن العام ويمكن أن تبنى عليها تنشئة تربوية ملائمة للتربية على السياسة.

Competent to Minister: A Case Study of Competency-Based Vocational Ministry Education in International Contexts

by Joshua Reichard

Published in Journal for Biblical Higher Education

In the Winter 2009 edition of the Journal for Biblical Higher Education, Gregory Linton proposed a method by which... more In the Winter 2009 edition of the Journal for Biblical Higher Education, Gregory Linton proposed a method by which “core competencies” could be established and integrated into bible college curriculum. Linton suggested that bible college curriculum is often fragmented, lacking an overarching structure to guide students from lower-level to higher-level competencies. Linton’s
prescription was that bible colleges should define and assess competencies to ensure that educational objectives are met. Linton’s article is affirmed as a positive step forward in the promotion of student assessment and institutional effectiveness. This article is intended to be complementary to Linton insofar as the author can provide a general educational theory and practical examples of methodological approaches to competency-based education in theological and ministerial training. Using the Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) model, a case study will be formulated that describes several field-based
methods employed using this approach in an international context. Finally, a brief evaluation wil be offeredl of the model from the perspective of educational methodology and theory.

The Apparent Irrelevance of Literary Studies: Can Theocentric Criticism and Practice Provide Solutions?

by David Hogsette

In Integrite: A Faith and Learning Journal 4.1 (2005): 42-53.

As Terry Eagleton, Stanley Fish, and others have noted, contemporary high literary theory has not adequately dealt... more As Terry Eagleton, Stanley Fish, and others have noted, contemporary high literary theory has not adequately dealt with the pressing personal and social issues of morality and metaphysics. But atheistic Marxism, secular humanism, and relativistic postmodernism do not provide adequate answers to this crisis. Such perspectives only contribute to criticism’s apparent irrelevance. So what are Christian literary teachers and scholars to do? Must we acquiesce to the conclusions of these theoretical giants, throw up our hands in disinterested disgust, and proclaim the death of theory and the irrelevance of scholarship and teaching? Or, do we stand on the backs of these giants and claim the eternal relevance of serving God and working unto the Lord? The discipline to which God has called us surely cannot be irrelevant. Surely, literary studies have a value that extends beyond the academy, beyond producing self-interested papers and publications and merely helping students satisfy certain curricular requirements. Surely, literature professors are more than just cogs in a larger curricular machine cranking out skilled workers. If God is indeed the Great Creator, the Grand Designer of all things, the Great I AM, then certainly the minds He has given us, the positions in the university He has granted us, and the historical time period in which He has placed us all have a larger purpose, all serve an important function in His divine plan for human existence.