Stream or download this episode. In today’s episode, Coyle talks to Joshua Herring about Paul Elmer More’s essay “Academic Leadership,” focusing on the role of colleges in shaping the aristocrats of the future.
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Book Review: “Christian Higher Education” edited by David Dockery
Review of “Christian Higher Education” edited by David Dockery and Christopher Morgan
City of Man, Episode 83: Tenure
Download or Stream this Episode Today, Coyle and Ed talk about the institution of tenure at colleges and universities–its role at colleges, universities and society at large; arguments for and against, and some of the particularities of tenure at Christian colleges.
Freshman Composition, Service Learning, and Required Chapel
Some time ago (too long, really), our friend Todd Pedlar sent along a link to an interesting article about recent trends in Freshman Composition, “Look What Freshman Composition Has Become.” I took a look at the time but didn’t respond to it on Facebook (where Todd sent the link) largely because the essay takes on…
Linkin' Donuts
Chris Gehrz of CWC the Radio Show joins the blog scene The role of the humanities in the university and why we’ve failed Two visions of democracy and why one of them is poison On legal briefs as literary texts (or episodes of 24, at any rate) As it turns out, that graduation speaker wasn’t…
Economic Reality and Gospel Proclamation: A Response to "The Just One Challenge"
“The Just One Challenge” from The Christian Standard Perhaps this little essay will not sustain the interest of any but those who are involved with the Stone-Campbell tradition, those congregations that often go by geographical names along with “Christian Church.” My hope, however, is that in reflecting on an anxiety within my own tradition, some…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode 16: Christian Colleges
Our theme music for today is “Hide the Beer, the Pastor’s Here” by the Swirling Eddies (Outdoor Elvis, 1989), undoubtedly the best song ever written about Christian colleges. Stay tuned until the end to hear the entire song. Oh, and our special guest is Dr. Chris Gehrz of Bethel University. General Introduction – A very…