Christ-Animated Graduate Education in America: Can We Redeem a Protestant Failure?
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| Title: | Christ-Animated Graduate Education in America: Can We Redeem a Protestant Failure? |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Glanzer, Perry L. (ORCID |
| Source: | International Journal of Christianity & Education. Nov 2022 26(3):223-252. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 30 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Christianity, Graduate Students, Discourse Analysis, Educational Quality, Protestants, Marketing, Educational Objectives, Curriculum Development, Program Evaluation, Universities, Religious Education, Moral Values, Institutional Characteristics, Web Sites, Theological Education, Language Usage, Self Concept, Doctoral Programs, Masters Programs |
| DOI: | 10.1177/20569971211062578 |
| ISSN: | 2056-9971 2056-998X |
| Abstract: | Unlike the liberal arts college, American graduate education started as and continues to be a secular affair. The last four decades, however, have produced growth in both the number and quality of Christian graduate programs. The question we asked is: do American Christian institutions engage in graduate education Christianly? To answer this question for Protestants, we undertook a theologically-guided discourse analysis of the 638 graduate programs at the 41 top ranked Protestant Christian universities in the United States. In particular, we looked at the marketing, objectives, and curriculum. We found only one-third of the graduate programs demonstrated even one piece of evidence demonstrating Christian distinctiveness. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1351456 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Unlike the liberal arts college, American graduate education started as and continues to be a secular affair. The last four decades, however, have produced growth in both the number and quality of Christian graduate programs. The question we asked is: do American Christian institutions engage in graduate education Christianly? To answer this question for Protestants, we undertook a theologically-guided discourse analysis of the 638 graduate programs at the 41 top ranked Protestant Christian universities in the United States. In particular, we looked at the marketing, objectives, and curriculum. We found only one-third of the graduate programs demonstrated even one piece of evidence demonstrating Christian distinctiveness. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-9971 2056-998X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/20569971211062578 |
