George M. Marsden is Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. He has written numerous books, including The Soul of the American University, Fundamentalism and American Culture, and Understanding Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism.
"A frank assertion that religious faith does indeed have a place in
academia."--Kirkus Reviews
"A lucid, thoughtful book even his toughest critics will find
compelling."--Publishers Weekly
"An exciting and thought-provoking work."--Commonweal
"Marsden's arguments need to be read both off and on the
campus."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"Marsden's earlier book...established him as an astute student of
today's academic culture. In The Outrageous Idea, Marsden expands
his former inquiry into basic ideas about scholarship that create a
climate that is pervasively hostile to religion....The book is not
an instance of special pleading for Christians. The gravamen of
Marsden's case is that the academy's hostility to religion
undermines the very idea of the university as an institution
dedicated to honest intellectual engagement. Academics both junior
and senior should want to check out Marden's diagnosis and explore
what they together might do about it, even at the risk of
appearing
outrageous."--First Things
"Marsden presents his 'outrageous idea' with such calm, persuasive
power and fundamental decency that it is hard to imagine any person
of good will taking exception. He here reaffirms his status as one
of our leading interpreters of religion and contemporary American
culture."--Jean Bethke Elshtain, Professor of Social and Political
Ethics, The University of Chicago, author of Augustine and the
Limits of Politics."
"A masterly explanation and defense of Christian learning in the
contemporary world, displaying the learning it
advocates."--Nicholas Wolterstorff, Noah Porter Professor of
Philosophical Theology, Yale University
"A frank assertion that religious faith does indeed have a place in
academia."--Kirkus Reviews
"In a lucid, thoughtful book even his toughest critics will find
compelling, Marsden outlines specific ways that a scholarship
informed by faith can, within the accepted rules of academic
discourse, contribute new insights to the most sharply debated
issues of the day, such as how to assert moral claims and affirm
pluralism without lapsing into relativism."--Publishers Weekly
"An exciting and thought-provoking work for anyone who cares about
the future of the university and education today."--Commonweal
"Marsden's arguments need to be read both off and on the
campus."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"For all those who take seriously the command to 'love the Lord
your God...with all your mind,' Marsden's book is essential
reading."--Christianity Today
"Much is at stake in Mr. Marsden's program--not only the truth
about the past, but a way of getting at issues often excluded in
the present."--Robert Royal, The Washington Times
"The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship is a heavenward
glance. The scholarly community, secular and Christian alike,
cannot but be the better for it."--Glenn Tinder, The Christian
Century
"This study combines the virtues of competence in historical
analysis with personal commitment and experience....This is a book
that should be pondered by all thoughtful Christians, and should be
read by ministers and seminary professors, as well as Christians
working in colleges and universities."--Theology Today
"Marsden paints the canvas of Academia with the foundational tools
of faith, purpose, and meaning. To be a scholar (a true scholar)
one must be Christian."--Eric Pratt, Anderson College
"Excellent text. Marsden surveys the academic landscape and
summarizes it well. His characterization is apt."--Mark Discher,
Ottawa University, Kansas
"Marsden's work provides an excellent and accurate overview of the
status of the modern academy with its operating, theoretical
frameworks. He offers carefully poised responses and critiques from
a Christian perspective."--The Master's Seminary Journal
"A frank assertion that religious faith does indeed have a place in academia."--Kirkus Reviews "A lucid, thoughtful book even his toughest critics will find compelling."--Publishers Weekly "An exciting and thought-provoking work."--Commonweal "Marsden's arguments need to be read both off and on the campus."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Marsden's earlier book...established him as an astute student of today's academic culture. In The Outrageous Idea, Marsden expands his former inquiry into basic ideas about scholarship that create a climate that is pervasively hostile to religion....The book is not an instance of special pleading for Christians. The gravamen of Marsden's case is that the academy's hostility to religion undermines the very idea of the university as an institution dedicated to honest intellectual engagement. Academics both junior and senior should want to check out Marden's diagnosis and explore what they together might do about it, even at the risk of appearing outrageous."--First Things "Marsden presents his 'outrageous idea' with such calm, persuasive power and fundamental decency that it is hard to imagine any person of good will taking exception. He here reaffirms his status as one of our leading interpreters of religion and contemporary American culture."--Jean Bethke Elshtain, Professor of Social and Political Ethics, The University of Chicago, author of Augustine and the Limits of Politics." "A masterly explanation and defense of Christian learning in the contemporary world, displaying the learning it advocates."--Nicholas Wolterstorff, Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology, Yale University "A frank assertion that religious faith does indeed have a place in academia."--Kirkus Reviews "In a lucid, thoughtful book even his toughest critics will find compelling, Marsden outlines specific ways that a scholarship informed by faith can, within the accepted rules of academic discourse, contribute new insights to the most sharply debated issues of the day, such as how to assert moral claims and affirm pluralism without lapsing into relativism."--Publishers Weekly "An exciting and thought-provoking work for anyone who cares about the future of the university and education today."--Commonweal "Marsden's arguments need to be read both off and on the campus."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram "For all those who take seriously the command to 'love the Lord your God...with all your mind,' Marsden's book is essential reading."--Christianity Today "Much is at stake in Mr. Marsden's program--not only the truth about the past, but a way of getting at issues often excluded in the present."--Robert Royal, The Washington Times "The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship is a heavenward glance. The scholarly community, secular and Christian alike, cannot but be the better for it."--Glenn Tinder, The Christian Century "This study combines the virtues of competence in historical analysis with personal commitment and experience....This is a book that should be pondered by all thoughtful Christians, and should be read by ministers and seminary professors, as well as Christians working in colleges and universities."--Theology Today "Marsden paints the canvas of Academia with the foundational tools of faith, purpose, and meaning. To be a scholar (a true scholar) one must be Christian."--Eric Pratt, Anderson College "Excellent text. Marsden surveys the academic landscape and summarizes it well. His characterization is apt."--Mark Discher, Ottawa University, Kansas "Marsden's work provides an excellent and accurate overview of the status of the modern academy with its operating, theoretical frameworks. He offers carefully poised responses and critiques from a Christian perspective."--The Master's Seminary Journal
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