Restoring the soul of the university : unifying Christian higher education in a fragmented age / Perry L. Glanzer, Nathan F. Alleman, and Todd C. Ream.

Author: Glanzer, Perry L. (Perry Lynn) author.

Imprint:Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, 2017.

Descriptionxii, 385 pages ; 24 cm

Note:Introduction: Can the soul of the university be saved? -- Part 1. Building the university -- Creating the original blueprint of a university -- A cracked pinnacle and shifting foundation: attempting to repair the university (1517-1800) -- The state takes over the academic palace in Europe (1770-1870) -- The American idea of the university: freedom within the bounds of science (1825-1900) -- Fracturing the soul: the creation of the American multiversity (1869-1969) -- Part 2. The fragmentation of the multiversity -- The fragmented soul of the professor -- Falling to pieces: declaring independence from curricular coherence -- Fragmenting students: the curricular/cocurricular division -- Chief fragmentation officer: the advent of the professional administrator -- The multiversity's religion: the unifying and fragmenting force of athletics -- The consequences of multiversities with fragmented souls: online and for-profit higher education -- Part 3. Restoring the soul of the university -- When theology serves the soul of the university -- Reimagining the academic vocation -- Reimagining the academic disciplines -- Reimagining the cocurricular: transforming the bubble to a greenhouse -- Reimagining academic leadership -- Conclusion: Can a university with a singular soul exist?

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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