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      Theological Perspectives

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      Theological Perspectives
      ByStephen Heap
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2016
      eBook Published 29 September 2016
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315547480
      Pages 214
      eBook ISBN 9781315547480
      Subjects Humanities
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      Heap, S. (2016). The Universities We Need: Theological Perspectives (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315547480

      ABSTRACT

      Increasing numbers of young adults go to university. This book explores contemporary understandings of what universities are for, what impact they might be having on their students, and what visions of life and society are driving them. It criticises a narrow view of higher education which focuses on serving the economy. It argues that, for the sake of the common and individual good, universities need to be about forming citizens and societies as well as being an economic resource. It does so in the light of theological perspectives mainly from the Christian but also from the Muslim faith, and has a global as well as a British perspective. It brings together key thinkers in theology and higher education policy - including Rowan Williams, David Ford, Mike Higton, and Peter Scott - to present a unique perspective on institutions which help shape the lives of millions.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter |9 pages

      Introduction

      BySTEPHEN HEAP

      chapter 1|20 pages

      The needs of the world

      BySUSAN DURBER

      chapter 2|21 pages

      The higher education policy framework

      ByPETER SCOTT

      chapter 3|11 pages

      Education and citizenship

      ByROWAN WILLIAMS

      chapter 4|15 pages

      Education and the common good

      BySUZY HARRIS

      chapter 5|14 pages

      Education and the virtues

      ByMIKE HIGTON

      chapter 6|14 pages

      The university as a place of public theology

      ByDAVID FORD

      chapter 7|19 pages

      Insights from Church foundation universities

      ByELIZABETH STUART, MICHAEL HOLMAN

      chapter 8|19 pages

      An Islamic perspective: What does Islam offer to the contemporary debate?

      ByALISON SCOTT-BAUMANN AND SARIYA

      chapter 9|24 pages

      The global melting pot of universities

      ByJOHN WOOD

      chapter 10|25 pages

      The universities we need

      BySTEPHEN HEAP
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