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Evaluating Christian professors

April 24, 2014 by Mark Eckel No Comments

The Marks of a Christian Scholar: A Vocational Description (Part Four)[1] Mark Eckel, ThM PhD, Professor of Leadership, Education & Discipleship Capital Seminary & Graduate School, Washington, D.C. By what means will I be evaluated? What will someone identify to show that I am a Christian scholar-teacher-discipler?[2] How will I know if my professorial life […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, The Marks of a Christian Scholar Tagged With: Christian College, Christian professor, christian scholarship, evaluation, Faculty, professor, teaching

On the Tenure Track

February 22, 2013 by Kate Peterson 11 Comments

I went through a painful process last year. Necessary, but painful. But it was a good thing. At my institution, we undergo a pre-tenure evaluation before we go up for tenure — a practice run, so to speak — and my pre-tenure review provided a valuable opportunity for me to reconsider my priorities as a […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Colleges and Universities Tagged With: calling, Christian College, community, Faculty, priorities, professor, tenure track, time management

Being a Christian at a Christian University

November 29, 2012 by Kate Peterson No Comments

Below is the first of a periodic offering of posts by Kate Peterson (pseudonym), an assistant professor in the humanities at a Christian institution of higher education. A special thank-you to Kate for expressing her desire to share with us some of her story, thereby providing a lens for some of the challenges faced by […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Colleges and Universities Tagged With: Christian College, Christian professor, community, Faculty, graduate school, Prayer, professor

No football. Campus tradition rooted in peace-making

September 23, 2010 by Tom Grosh IV 7 Comments

Preface I’m surrounded by Elizabethtown College campus records checked out from High Library.  Why?  I’m writing a paper for a Brethren in Christ Core Class on The Theology of the Church (taught by Terry Brensinger) which will explore how well a college founded to keep youth within the Church of the Brethren fared in teaching […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: athletics, Christian College, Church of the Brethren, Dennis Hollinger, Elizabethtown College, Head, Heart & Hands

Week in Review: Anxiety Edition

March 6, 2010 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here’s a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you’d like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Week in Review Tagged With: alan jacobs, Amish, book recommendation, Christian College, Faculty, generation x, humanities, Pain, Patriotism, professor, sports culture, w. h. auden

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