Includes bibliographical references and index. "This book has been written by some of professor Ryken's many colleagues from Wheaton College as a way of honoring his service as a teacher, scholar, mentor, and friend." pg.12
Contents:
Liberal arts in the new Jerusalem / Philip G. Ryken. The countercultural quest of Christian liberal arts / Jeffry C. Davis -- Liberal education and book learning / Lisa Richmond -- Evangelicals, colleges, and American nation building / Edith Blumhofer -- Liberal arts education and the doctrine of humanity / Roger Lundin -- Faithful Christian learning / Jeffrey P. Greenman -- Liberal arts as a redemptive enterprise / Wayne Martindale -- Loving God as the key to a Christian liberal arts education / Duane Litfin -- The lost tools of learning and the habits of a scholarly mind / Marjorie Lamp Mead -- How to read a book / Alan Jacobs -- Writing for life / Sharon Coolidge -- Listening, speaking, and the art of living / Kenneth R. Chase -- Educating for intellectual character / Jay Wood -- Beyond building a résumé / Stephen B. Ivester -- A world of discovery through the natural sciences / Dorothy F. Chappell -- Exploring a universe of relationships through the social sciences / Henry Allen -- The humanities as indulgence or necessity? / Jill Paláez Baumgaertner -- Singing God's praise / Michael Wilder -- Learning to percieve through visual art / E. John Walford -- Theater as an imperfect mirror / Mark Lewis -- Social media and the loss of embodied communication / Read Mercer Schuchardt -- Learning to live redemptively in your own body / Peter Walters -- Personal formation and the understanding heart / James Wilhoit -- Learning for a lifetime / John H. Augustine -- The gospel, liberal arts, and global engagement / Tamara Townsend -- Liberal arts in the new Jerusalem / Philip G. Ryken.
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