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Leading Lutheran Higher Education in a Secular Age
Religious Identity, Mission, and Vocation at ELCA Colleges and Universities
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eBook - PDF
Leading Lutheran Higher Education in a Secular Age
Religious Identity, Mission, and Vocation at ELCA Colleges and Universities
About this book
Lutheran colleges and universities occupy a distinctive space in American higher education. In an age where the dividing line between sacred and secular has become blurred, Brian Beckstrom argues that their "rooted and open" approach, combined with adaptive theological leadership, could be the best hope for faith based higher education. To do so, he provides an overview of Lutheran higher education, its history, and identity, and combines surveys of students, faculty, and staff at Lutheran institutions with leadership theory and theological reflection. Leaders at Lutheran colleges and universities will find it to be helpful in understanding their mission, identity, and vocation in a secular age, and navigating the changing cultural environment that challenges the church and higher education alike.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Leading Lutheran HigherEducation in a SecularAge
- Leading Lutheran HigherEducation in a SecularAgeReligious Identity, Mission,and Vocation at ELCA Collegesand Universities
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1
- Lutheran Higher Education in a Secular Age
- Chapter 2
- A Brief History of Lutheran Higher Education
- Chapter 3
- Secularization or Reformation?
- Chapter 4
- Adaptive Leadership Challenges for Higher Education
- Chapter 5
- Adaptive Leadership Challenges for Lutheran Institutions
- Chapter 6
- Adaptive Theological Challenges for Lutheran Leaders
- Chapter 7
- Research Results
- Chapter 8
- Humanism and Identity Stew
- Chapter 9
- Mission, Identity, and Vocation
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Appendix E
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author