Renewing Minds: Serving Church and Society Through Christian Higher Education, Revised and Updated

by David S. Dockery

Overview

"Be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God." (Romans 12:2)

Renewing Minds serves as a clear introduction to the field of higher Christian education, focusing on the distinctive, important role of Christian-influenced learning—both in the Kingdom of God and in the academic world.

Union University president David S. Dockery writes for administrators, trustees, church leaders, faculty, and staff who are just beginning their service or association with a Christ-centered institution, and also to students and parents who are considering a Christian college or university.

Chapters include: "Loving God with Our Minds," "Renewing Minds, Serving Church and Society," "Shaping a Christian Worldview," "Reclaiming the Christian Intellectual Tradition," "Integrating Faith and Learning," "Envisioning a Shared Community of Tradition, Belonging, and Renewing Minds," "Establishing a Grace-Filled Academic Community," "Developing a Theology for Christian Higher Education," and "Thinking Globally about the Future."

New source information and footnotes have been added to this second edition. While the chapters still reflect their original shape as formal addresses given in various settings, this revised and updated edition formats the book in a way that is more consistent with academic rather than popular expectations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433674679
Publisher:	B&H Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/15/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	860 KB

About the Author

David S. Dockery is the president of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. He currently serves as chairman of the board of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, has authored more than twenty-five books, and is a contributing editor for Christianity Today magazine.

David S. Dockery es presidente de Union Univeristy en Jackson, Tennessee. Es autor y editor de más de 30 libros, entre ellos Renewing Minds [Renovando la mente], Southern Baptist Consensus and Renewal [El consenso y renovación de los bautistas del sur], Theologians of the Baptist Tradition [Teólogos de la tradición bautista], y Holman Bible Handbook​ [Manual bíblico Holman]. Dockery sirve en diferentes comités de educación y ministerio y es un editor para la revista Christianity Today. 

David S. Dockery is president of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. He is the author or editor of more than thirty books, including Renewing Minds, Southern Baptist Consensus and Renewal, Theologians of the Baptist Tradition, and the Holman Bible Handbook. Dockery serves on several education and ministry boards and is a consulting editor for Christianity Today magazine.

Table of Contents

Foreword     xiii
Preface     xix
Acknowledgments     xxiii
Loving God with Our Minds     1
Renewing Minds, Serving Church and Society     23
Shaping a Christian Worldview     47
Reclaiming the Christian Intellectual Tradition     71
Integrating Faith and Learning     95
Envisioning a Shared Community of Tradition, Belonging, and Renewed Minds     119
Establishing a Grace-Filled Academic Community     139
Developing a Theology for Christian Higher Education     169
Thinking Globally about the Future     187
Addendum: A Bibliography for Faith and Learning     207
Name Index     257
Subject Index     259
Scripture Index     263