Wisdom, Faith, and Service: Reframing the Bushnell University Saga
Ebook
Wisdom, Faith, and Service captures the essence of the institutional vocation and mission of Bushnell University from its founding in 1895. The Bushnell Saga--past, present, and future--is shaped and framed by the individual "wisdom, faith, and service sagas" of Bushnell People--women, men, professors, students, alumni, administrators, and countless friends--whose own vocational callings have contributed to and benefited from the saga of this institution. In this book, current Bushnell People reflect theologically and practically on the university's mission and share the stories of other Bushnell People whose lives embody the high calling of wisdom, faith, and service.
“Wisdom, Faith, and Service is the inspiring saga of Bushnell University, a Christian college founded in the nineteenth century whose administrators, faculty, and alumni have not abandoned their Christian roots during the past five generations. This is an enlightening story of how wisdom, faith, and service came to define and personify the institutional vocation and mission of a thriving Christian educational institution in the twenty-first century.”
—Jerry Rushford, curator, Rushford Center and the Churches of Christ Heritage Collection University Libraries, Pepperdine University
“Colleges and universities are increasingly aware that the circumstances under which they were founded—typically more than a century ago—are very different from the contexts in which they operate today. This book provides a welcome model of how an academic institution might come to terms with this reality by reframing the narratives that situate it within its history and call it into the future. Every institution has much to learn from these thoughtful essays.”
—David S. Cunningham, executive director, Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE), Council of Independent Colleges
“The ‘Bushnell Saga’—what a creative and powerful way to tell the story of Christian higher education in Eugene, Oregon! Editors Agam Iheanyi-Igwe and Dennis Lindsay masterfully weave multiple stories with heroic deeds that claim the past, bring clarity to the present, and will ‘likely shape the future.’ This book is a ‘must-read’ for anyone who has been a part of this unique campus and who has there been empowered with a vision to serve.”
—Marvin Eckfeldt, former member of the Bushnell University Board of Trustees
- Title: Wisdom, Faith, and Service: Reframing the Bushnell University Saga
- Authors: Agam Iheanyi-Igwe, Dennis R. Lindsay
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666750294, 9781666750287, 166675028X, 9781666750270, 1666750271, 1666750298
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666750294
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-12-28T21:52:20Z
Agam D. Iheanyi-Igwe is associate professor and associate dean of Bible and world Christianity at Bushnell University. His teaching and scholarly interests are in the areas of theology, missiology, and pastoral leadership.
Dennis R. Lindsay was professor of biblical studies at Bushnell University from 2000 to 2022 and served seventeen years as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty. After retiring in 2022 Dennis assumed the position of director of the Institute for the Study of Christian Origins in Tübingen, Germany. He is the author of a monograph and of numerous journal articles relating to a biblical theology of faith.