Joining the Mission :

VanZanten, Susan. 1955

Joining the Mission : a guide for (mainly) new college faculty / Susan VanZanten. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., c2011. - x, 211 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

What is a mission-driven institution? -- A very brief history of Western higher education -- Teaching : call and response -- Teaching : brick by brick -- The faithful professor : multiple paradigms for faith and learning -- How outrageous is faithful scholarship? -- Beyond professing alone : becoming an academic citizen -- Composing a life : balance and improvisation.

9780802862631 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0802862632 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Christian universities and colleges--Faculty.--United States
Universities and colleges--Religion.--United States
College teaching--United States.
Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.

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