Category: Christianity

Some of the endorsements on the back cover of The Pietist Vision of Christian Higher Education

The Pietist Vision of Christian Higher Education a Finalist for the Lilly Fellows Program Book Award

October 10, 2015

I’m happy to announce that the Lilly Fellows Program has named The Pietist Vision of Christian Higher Education: Forming Whole and Holy Persons one of the finalists for its prestigious Book Award! The LFP Book Award “honors an original and imaginative work from any academic discipline that best exemplifies the central ideas and principles animating the Lilly Fellows Program. … More The Pietist Vision of Christian Higher Education a Finalist for the Lilly Fellows Program Book Award

Bethel University sign: "Closed for Chapel - 10:20am - 11:00am"

Revitalizing Chapel Exercises (Aaron Morrison)

October 9, 2015

For our second guest post of the week, I’m happy to welcome Aaron Morrison to the blog. Aaron is a Residential Education Coordinator for the Department of Residential Education at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, NE. He received his M.A. in Higher Education Administration from Taylor University and a B.S. from Indiana Wesleyan University. He … More Revitalizing Chapel Exercises (Aaron Morrison)

Worship at the 2015 Mennonite World Conference

How Peacemaking Helps Frame the Context of Anabaptism, Sexuality, and Higher Education

October 6, 2015

The first of two guest posts this week comes from our friend Jared Burkholder, chair of the History and Political Science Department at Grace College. The rhetoric that has surrounded the recent controversy in the CCCU and the departure of Goshen College and Eastern Mennonite University has underscored, at least for me, the way Anabaptist … More How Peacemaking Helps Frame the Context of Anabaptism, Sexuality, and Higher Education

IVP ad for our Pietism/higher ed book in the Fall 2014 issue of CCCU Advance

William Ringenberg Reviews Our Pietist Vision Book!

October 2, 2015

I’m new enough to publishing that I’m thrilled whenever anyone reviews my work. But I was especially tickled to find this morning that H-Pietism has a review of The Pietist Vision of Christian Higher Education from none other than William Ringenberg, the long-time Taylor University professor who is pretty much the leading historian of Christian higher education. His book The Christian College: A … More William Ringenberg Reviews Our Pietist Vision Book!

Esther and Myron Augsburger

Myron Augsburger on Same-Sex Marriage and the CCCU

September 29, 2015

Recently, Devin Manzullo-Thomas guest-blogged about Myron Augsburger, who as president of what’s now Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) and then as president of what’s now the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU), brought an Anabaptist perspective to evangelical higher education. Augsburger retired from the CCCU just over twenty years ago, but just weighed in at Mennonite World Review on Eastern Mennonite’s decision … More Myron Augsburger on Same-Sex Marriage and the CCCU

Rick Ostrander

An Interview with CCCU Academic VP Rick Ostrander

September 24, 2015

In the middle of what’s obviously been a very busy week for the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU), its new vice president for academic affairs, Rick Ostrander, was kind enough to answer a few questions via e-mail — about the debate that led to the departure of four schools from the consortium and his vision … More An Interview with CCCU Academic VP Rick Ostrander

Pope Francis and the Idea of a Catholic University

September 23, 2015

If you’re looking for a Christian historian-blogger to cover Pope Francis’ visit to the United States, John Fea is probably your go-to source. But let me share a brief post on an easy-to-overlook dimension of the event: what Francis means for Catholic colleges and universities. While Francis’ first public mass in the U.S. will be held today … More Pope Francis and the Idea of a Catholic University

CCCU sign

More Details (and Some Lingering Questions) about the CCCU Announcement

September 22, 2015

Already I’ve read a couple of commentaries on yesterday’s announcement that Eastern Mennonite and Goshen had left the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) rather than continue on as affiliate members, a step that was opposed by 25% of CCCU member presidents. I’ll withhold my own reflections until I’ve had a chance to post my interview … More More Details (and Some Lingering Questions) about the CCCU Announcement