Seeing the light : religious colleges in twenty-first-century America /
Schuman, Samuel.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,
2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. I. Introduction -- 1. An agenda for the study of religious colleges and universities -- 2. Contexts historical and denominational -- 3. Three Roman Catholic colleges and universities [College of New Rochelle, Villanova University, Thomas Aquinas College] -- Pt. II. Baptist schools -- 4. Pro ecclesia, pro texana: Baylor University, Waco, Texas -- 5. A civil college: Anderson University, Anderson, South Carolina -- Pt. III. Denominational colleges -- 6. "At the front lines of the culture wars": New Saint Andrews College, Moscow, Idaho -- 7. "To clear some part of the human jungle": Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan -- 8. Swedes and the city: North Park University, Chicago, Illinois -- Pt. IV. Nondenominational Christian colleges and universities -- 9. Friends and/or friendly?: George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon -- 10. An island of piety in a sea of riches: Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California -- 11. "Expect a miracle": Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma -- 12. A Christian walk up north: Northwestern College, St. Paul, Minnesota -- 13. "For Christ and his kingdom": Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois -- Pt. V. Conclusions -- 14. What can we learn?
Christian universities and colleges