Synopses & Reviews
Shaping a Christian Worldview presents a collection of essays that address the key issues facing the future of Christian higher education. With contributions from key players in the field, this book addresses the critical issues for Christian institutions of various traditions as the new century begins to leave its indelible mark on education.
About the Author
David S. Dockery (Ph.D., University of Texas system) is President of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee where he has served since December, 1995. Dockery is the author or editor of over thirty books including Southern Baptist Consensus and Renewal, Renewing Minds, Biblical Interpretation Then and Now, Interpreting the New Testament, Theologians of the Baptist Tradition, Shaping a Christian Worldview; Holman Bible Handbook, Foundations for Biblical Interpretation; Southern Baptists and American Evangelicals; New Dimensions in Evangelical Thought, and Christian Scripture: An Evangelical Perspective on Inspiration, Authority and Interpretation. He is a consulting editor for Christianity Today and serves on several editorial boards for a variety of periodicals and publishing houses. Dockery has served as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, as well as the Consortium for Global Education.
Table of Contents
Shaping a Christian worldview /David S. Dockery --Theauthority of Scripture /George H. Guthrie --Thelessons of history /Gregory Alan Thornbury --Theological and philosophical foundations /Brad Green --Theinfluence of C.S. Lewis /Harry L. Poe --Christian worldview, ethics, and culture /David P. Gushee --Faith and learning /Jimmy H. Davis --Christian worldview and literature /Barbara McMillin --Christian worldview and natural science /Glenn A. Marsch --Christian worldview and the arts /Karen L. Mulder --Christian worldview and music /Paul Munson --Christian worldview and the social sciences /Antoniio A. Chiareli --Christian worldview and media /Kina Mallard --Christian worldview and teaching /Thomas R. Rosebrough --Christian worldview and health care /Susan R. Jacob --Christian worldview and social work /Mary Anne Poe --Christian worldview and the world of business /Donald L. Lester with Walton Padelford --Christian worldview and student life /Kimberly Thornbury --Christian worldview and campus ministry /Todd E. Brady --Shaping the academic enterprise, an interview with Carla Sanderson, provost, Union University.