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Reforming Hollywood: How American Protestants Fought for Freedom at the Movies

Reviewed by Crystal Downing, English and Film Studies, Messiah College Several years ago I began a book review with these words: “Movies can elicit profound, sometimes dismaying, reflections about the reciprocal influence between religion and society, faith and culture, belief and behavior. Rarely, however, do filmgoers consider the influence of religion on the production of…
July 15, 2013
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Sexual Ethics: A Theological Introduction

Reviewed by Christopher Tollefsen, Philosophy, University of South Carolina Todd Salzman and Michael Lawler’s new book is a follow-up to their earlier, more academic, The Sexual Person: Toward a Renewed Catholic Anthropology. It is written with a view to the “people in the pews” (xiii), but they argue for the same essential positions with many…
July 15, 2013
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(Re)Considering a Critical Ethnorelative Worldview Goal and Pedagogy for Global and Biblical Demands in Christian Higher Education

Today’s world demands that we prepare learners to confront worldview implications for living in a multicultural and pluralistic world. One way we are doing this is through cross-cultural programs, domestically and internationally. While Christian higher education is increasing the number of students in these programs, Naomi Ludeman Smith, D.Min., asks if our institutions can show…
July 15, 2013
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Introduction to the Theme Issue: The Global Face of Christian Higher Education

Jerry Logan is the Academic Programs Coordinator at Gordon College. Janel Curry is the Provost at Gordon College. This special edition of the Christian Scholar’s Review aims to broaden our understanding of the global face—the contexts, opportunities, and challenges—of Christian higher education. This face is changing almost constantly. Students are studying abroad in historic numbers,…
July 15, 2013
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Evangelical Paideia Overlooking the Pacific Rim: On the Opportunities and Challenges of Globalization for Christian Higher Education

What does it mean to do Christian higher education in global context? More specifically, what does this entail for specifically evangelical projects in higher education? Part of the answer to this question involves engaging in dialogue with non-Western traditions of education. This essay by Amos Yong is motivated by the challenges and possibilities attending such…
July 15, 2013
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Christian Thought in the Twenty-First Century: Agenda for the Future

Reviewed by Ryan Scruggs, Theology, Alberta Bible College Achieving some sense of mastery over a given discipline in the academy today is daunting for scholars, never mind for students or the general public. Without training, entry into a field such as medieval mysticism or philosophy of religion can feel like being dropped into a foreign…
July 15, 2013
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Happiness and Wisdom: Augustine’s Early Theology of Education

Reviewed by W. Brian Shelton, Historical Theology, Toccoa Falls College Unbeknownst to many, a liberal arts curriculum consisting of the trivium and the quadrivium did not exist in antiquity. This was instead a medieval development, owing its pedigree to antiquity and in large part to Augustine, who set out immediately after his conversion to solidify…
July 15, 2013