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March 29, 2017
Building a Culture of Faith: University-wide Partnerships for Spiritual Formation
- Author
- Balzar, Cary, and Reed, Rod
- Publisher
- Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, TX
- ISBN
- 9780891123002
- Table of Contents
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Introduction
Section One - Institutional Influence on Spiritual Formation
ch. 1 Setting the Tone for Spiritual Formation on Campus: The President's Role
ch. 2 Mapping the Christian Higher Education Genome
ch. 3 Historical and Contemporary Approaches to Spiritual Formation in the University
ch. 4 Leaving a Mark: The Role of Faculty in University-Wide Spiritual Formation
Section Two - Exploring Spiritual Formation
ch. 5 A Theology of Christian Spiritual Formation
ch. 6 The Power of Context: Spiritual Formation in the Christian University
ch. 7 Who Are We to Form Students? The Importance of Remembering Who We Are
ch. 8 Invitation to an Academic Journey of Spiritual Formation
Section Three - Implementation, Praxis, and Models
ch. 9 "On the Lookout for What Would Be Revealed": Faculty and Spiritual Formation
ch. 10 Conversation Creates Culture: Student Development and Spiritual Formation in the Christian University
ch. 11 Strengthening a Christian College as a Faith-Mentoring Environment through Knowing--Being--Doing
ch. 12 Soul Projects: Class-Related Spiritual Practices in Higher Education
ch. 13 Tour Guides, Translators, and Traveling Companions: How Faculty Contribute to the Spiritual Formation of Students
ch. 14 In Partnership with Communities: Spiritual Formation and Cross-Cultural Immersion
Contributors
A groundbreaking work on holistic spiritual formation in Christian higher education.
Contemporary Christian universities claim that students grow spiritually while enrolled, yet very little work has been done exploring the influences of various parts of the university on student spiritual formation, especially, but not limited to, the impact of faculty. Building a Culture of Faith addresses the unique role faculty and others play in student spiritual formation, including historical and contemporary approaches; sets out a framework for understanding spiritual formation as it is practiced in the Christian university; and provides practical models for the roles the university plays in the spiritual formation of students. (From the Publisher)
Contemporary Christian universities claim that students grow spiritually while enrolled, yet very little work has been done exploring the influences of various parts of the university on student spiritual formation, especially, but not limited to, the impact of faculty. Building a Culture of Faith addresses the unique role faculty and others play in student spiritual formation, including historical and contemporary approaches; sets out a framework for understanding spiritual formation as it is practiced in the Christian university; and provides practical models for the roles the university plays in the spiritual formation of students. (From the Publisher)