No Longer Invisible: Religion in University Education
"Douglas and Rhonda Jacobsen do not expect all their readers to be convinced . . . but they have laid out a playing field in which the serious games of 'religion' and 'university' intersect or are fought."  --Journal of the American Academy of Religion"[The Jacobsens'] model allows even public colleges and universities to understand how religious questions can impact teaching and scholarship."  --Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion"The authors make a convincing argument that religion is both educationally unavoidable and pedagogically transformative . . . educating the whole student means being willing to take all perspectives - even religious perspectives - seriously, from classrooms to student affairs to administrative offices."  --Teaching Theology and Religion"The authors provide a much-needed source for understanding how religion connects with higher learning and how to capitalize on, rather than ignore, such connections."  --Religious Studies Review"The volume is a helpful guide for educators wishing to understand the evolution of religion in higher education, and challenges readers to understand the multifaceted dimensions of religion in individual, community, and university life."  --Journal of College and Character"Alas, the title lackssoul. But the book does not, and readers will be rewarded for their effort if they read this well-written and inviting volume." --Journal of Education and Christian Belief"This volume is a wise, sophisticated, eminently readable, and profoundly important contribution to the literature of higher education in America. The Jacobsens eloquently and persuasively shatter the wall that has too often precluded the serious examination of how intimately religion and higher education interact. Religion is already an active agent in higher education, in the lives of teachers and students, as well as in the world that higher education is designed to explain and serve. This book informs, challenges and inspires its readers as it weakens the facile distinctions between religious and secular thought."--Lee S. Shulman, President Emeritus, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching"An intelligent introduction to perhaps the most confused and contested issue on university campuses today-religion. By mapping key features of the contemporary discourse about religion and spirituality in higher education onto sturdy analytical categories from the academic study of religion, No Longer Invisible significantly advances an important conversation. If you are looking to understand religion on your campus-or wondering why you should bother to-read this book."--Patricia O'Connell Killen, Ph.D., Academic Vice President and Professor of Religious Studies, Gonzaga University"No Longer Invisibleis a hugely valuable book and a highly enjoyable read. Religion is a powerful force in our public square and in our students' lives. How campuses engage this force will help determine what role faith plays in our future - a bridge of cooperation or a barrier of division, a source of inspiration, or an excuse for destruction. This book is a great resource for anyone who wants to work proactively to incorporate religion into higher education." --Dr. Eboo Patel, Founder and President, Interfaith Youth Core