The Outrageous Idea of Christian Teaching /

Glanzer, Perry L.

The Outrageous Idea of Christian Teaching / Perry L. Glanzer and Nathan F. Alleman ; foreword by George Marsden. - New York : Oxford University Press, c2019. - xiv, 258 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-246) and index.

Introduction: the challenge of identity-influenced teaching -- The fear of teachers' religious identity: the historical origins -- How Christianity animates a teacher's background beliefs -- How Christian teachers transform course aims and curricula -- Thinking and acting Christianly in the classroom -- Is there really Baptist, Catholic, or Quaker teaching? The unique contributions of particular theological traditions -- Christian teaching in the pluralistic university -- Identity-informed teaching in the pluralistic university: important virtues and practices -- In praise of diverse teaching contexts -- When Christian teaching is really outrageous.

9780190056483 (hbk.) 0190056487 (hbk.)


Education (Christian theology)
Theology--Study and teaching.

261.5 / GLA