It's all about Jesus!
Subtitle: faith as an oppositional collegiate subculture
By: Peter Magolda and Kelsey Ebben Gross.
Contributors: Gross, Kelsey Ebben, 1982-
Publisher: Stylus Pub.; Stylus
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Sterling, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9781579223540; 9781579223557
Subjects: Church and college -- United States; College students -- Religious life -- United States; Public universities and colleges -- United States -- Religion; Evangelicalism -- United States; Subculture -- United States
Description: "Presents a two-year ethnographic study of a collegiate evangelical student organization at a public university. The narratives and interpretations aim not only to enrich understanding of a particular student organization, but more importantly, to spark intellectual discourse about the value of faith-based organizations within public higher education. The role of religion in public higher education, student involvement in the co-curriculum, and peer educators are three examples of critical issues in higher education for which this idiosyncratic case study offers broad understanding"--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Jesus and higher education: campus rituals of faith; title: Research processes: rituals of inquiry; title: Researchers' tales: rituals of disclosure; title: Evolving Christians: pre-college Evangelical rituals; title: God's squad: rituals of recruitment; title: Praise Jesus: Evangelical rituals of difference; title: Getting to really know Jesus: teaching and learning rituals; title: Bridging the gap between Evangelicals and non-Christians: outreach rituals; title: Leading by following Jesus: servant leadership rituals; title: Rites of passage: from collegiate seniors to real world Evangelicals; title: The chosen: rituals of vocation; title: Understanding the SSC subculture: revelations and reconciliations; title: Capstone principles: exit rituals; title: It's all about Jesus: the last word.