TY - GEN T1 - Embracing diversity : formative christian higher education and the challenge of pluralisms A2 - Miner, Maureen A2 - Beilharz, Kirsty, 1971- LA - English PP - Charlotte, NC PB - Information Age Publishing, Inc. YR - 2023 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1395184277 AB - "Christian schools and colleges that include spiritual formation and Christian maturity within their mission are facing challenges. The challenge of being a Christian college within a secular society is well-recognized. There are intellectual clashes of secular versus religious worldviews to be negotiated, and clashes of social imaginaries where habitual ways of responding come into conflict. These challenges are difficult enough for staff of a Christian college when most students have a Christian background and there may be a common language and assumptions. Even more difficult are the challenges faced by Christian staff of a Christian college when most students identify with non-Christian religions. What does a college's mission of forming mature Christians mean when students are largely Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, or other non-Christian faiths? Should staff modify curricula to reduce cognitive clashes? Should teaching practices be changed to reduce the dissonance of different social imaginaries? How can staff be true to their calling in a multi-religious educational environment? This volume draws together the work of scholars and researchers who have pondered the nature, purpose, and means of formation. It offers an analysis of the scope, context, and methods of formation of mature people without denying or downplaying the difficulties of formation. It offers hope that people who are mature in all areas of life, including the spiritual domain, can be formed and urges educators to encompass all domains in their formative work"-- OP - 248 NO - Description based upon print version of record. CN - LC538 .E43 2023 SN - 9798887303314 SN - 9798887303307 SN - 9798887303291 KW - Christian universities and colleges. KW - Pluralism. KW - Christian education. KW - Education, Higher : Moral and ethical aspects. KW - Universités confessionnelles. KW - Pluralisme (Philosophie) KW - Enseignement supérieur : Aspect moral. KW - pluralism. KW - Christian education KW - Christian universities and colleges KW - Education, Higher : Moral and ethical aspects KW - Pluralism ER -