Community Engagement in Christian Higher Education: Enacting Institutional Mission for the Public Good (Routledge Research in Higher Education)

Synopsis

Originally published as a special issue of Christian Higher Education, this volume showcases diverse forms of community engagement work carried out by faith-based colleges and universities throughout the US. Acknowledging the rise of community engagement as a contemporary expression of a longstanding civic impulse, Community Engagement in Christian Higher Education explores how religious mission and identity animate institutional practice across various forms of Catholic and Protestant Higher Education. Offering perspectives from faculty members, administrators, and community partners at nine different US institutions, chapters highlight effective initiatives that have been actively implemented in rural, urban, and suburban contexts to meet local needs and serve the public good. With a focus on practical community work, the text demonstrates the very concrete ways in which Christian values can inform and foster community engagement. This volume will be of interest to scholar-practitioners, researchers, and academics in the fields of higher education, sociology of education, religious education, and practical theology. More broadly, the text offers important insights for faith leaders and the faculty of faith-based institutions exploring issues of community, identity, and shared purpose.

Copyright:

2021

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

218 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000294804

Related ISBNs:

9781003107729, 9780367620530, 9780367620523

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

04/05/21

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, P. Jesse Rine and Sandra Quiñones

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Education

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

P. Jesse Rine

Edited by:

Sandra Quiñones