The Idea of a Christian College, Revised Edition

by Arthur F. Holmes

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 1987

Overview

The Idea of a Christian College has become, in the prophetic words of Nicholas Wolterstorff, “a classic, a standard.” Widely used by students, lay readers, teachers, and administrators, it provides a concise case for the Christian college and defines its distinctive mission and contribution.

This edition is extensively revised and includes two new chapters: “Liberal Arts as Career Preparation” and “The Marks of an Educated Person.”

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Key Features

• Provides a well-reasoned case for the Christian college
• Defines the Christian college’s mission and contribution
• Presents the revised and updated edition of this classic text

Contents

• Why a Christian College?
• Theological Foundations
• The Liberal Arts: What and Why?
• Liberal Arts as Career Preparation
• Integrating Faith and Learning
• Academic Freedom
• College as Community
• Experience Is Not Enough
• The Marks of an Educated Person

Product Details

• Title: The Idea of a Christian College
• Author: Arthur F. Holmes
• Edition: Revised Edition
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 1987
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Pages: 112
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Church and college; Church and college › United States
• ISBNs: 9780802802583, 0802802583
• Resource ID: LLS:DCHRSTCLLG
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T23:13:20Z

About Arthur F. Holmes

Arthur F. Holmes (1924–2011) was professor emeritus of philosophy at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. His many influential books on philosophy and Christian highter education include All Truth is God’s Truth, Shaping Character: Moral Education in the Christian College, and Building the Christian Academy.