Rethinking the future of the university /

This distinguished collection of essays, edited under the direction of David Lyle Jeffrey and Dominic Manganiello, emerged from the discussions that surrounded the 1995-1996 McMartin Lectures. Dedicated to studying the relationship and contributions of historic Christian thought to the intellectual...

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Otros Autores: Jeffrey, David Lyle, 1941-, Manganiello, Dominic
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ottawa [Ont.] : University of Ottawa Press, ©1998.
Colección:Mentor series.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. Where did we come from?
  • The original idea of the university / B. Carlos Bazan
  • Newman, theology and the contemporary university / George M. Marsden
  • part 2. Where are we now?
  • The politicization of the university and its consequences / Jean Bethke Elshtain
  • Can humane literacy survive without a grand narrative? / David Lyle Jeffrey
  • part 3. Where are we going?
  • The future of teaching / Mark R. Schwehn
  • The future of research / Roger Miller
  • The future of the university : from postmodern to transmodern / Paul C. Vitz
  • Will technology save us? / Dominic Manganiello.