Includes bibliographical references. Proceedings of the International Conference of the International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education, held 15-19 November 2006, at Granada Nicaragua, hosted by UPOLI, Polytechnic University of Nicaragua.
Contents:
IAPCHE: where we are today / Anne Maatman. Highlights of IAPCHE's history / John Hulst -- Track 3. How can Christian higher education bridge the gaps between competing cultures/worldviews? : How to explain and evaluate cultural differences from a Reformational-Christian perspective / B.J. van der Walt ; Fundamentalisms and the shalom of God: An analysis of contemporary expressions of fundamentalism in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam / Clinton Stockwell ; Responses / Cristian Buchiu, Daniel S. Shishima ; Developing a curriculum, employing a pedagogy, and an administration of Christian higher education that addresses competing worldviews in Southern Africa / Moshe Rajuili ; Responses / Adrian A. Helleman, Peter Tze Ming Ng ; Transculturizing the humanities in Christian higher education / Jose Ramon Alcantara-Mejia ; Response / Douglas G. Campbell ; Teaching religion in a plural world / R. Ruard Ganzevoort ; Responses / Musa A.B. Gaiya, Elisabeth Hulscher -- Track 2. What can Christian higher education do to promote educational well-being? : What can Christian higher education do to promote educational well-being in Africa? / Faith W. Nguru ; Response / Susan S. Hasseler ; Productive pedagogy among Asian learners / Lizette F. Knight ; Responses / Margaret Edgell, T. Stephen Tangaraj ; The task of redeeming the educational process in Mexico / Darrel W. Hilbrands ; Response / Susheila Williams ; New wineskins: subverting the "sacred story" of schooling / Doug Blomberg ; Responses / David MacPherson, Samson Makhado -- Track 3. How does Christian higher education connect kingdom citizenship to specific regional issues and crises? : Equipping Christian students to connect kingdom citizenship to issues in today's societies / Henk Jochemsen & Johan Hegeman ; Response / Sergio Saavedra Belmonte ; The parental role in establishing Christian values as the starting point of kingdom citizenship in an African (South African) context / Tom Larney & George A. Lotter ; Responses / Perry L. Glanzer, Stan L. LeQuire ; Impact of Christian higher education in bringing social change in the life of Dalits in South India / J. Emmanuel Janagan ; Responses / Samuel P. Ango, John Hiemstra ; Ways that the pedagogy and philosophy of service-learning can be useful in teaching students in international context / Jeffrey P. Bouman & Lauren Colyn ; Responses / Ken Bussema, Premalatha Dinakarlal -- Metaphor and embodiment: new perspectives on cognition and meaning / M. Elaine Botha -- Christian higher education as a worldwide movement / Joel Carpenter -- IAPCHE: where we are today / Nick Lantinga & Anne Maatman.
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