{"product_id":"seeing-the-light-samuel-schuman-9780801893728","title":"Seeing the Light: Religious Colleges in Twenty-First-Century America","description":"\u003cp\u003eSamuel Schuman examines the place of religious colleges and universities, particularly evangelical Protestant institutions, in contemporary American higher education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany faith-based schools are flourishing. They have rigorous academic standards, impressive student recruitment, ambitious philanthropic goals, and well-maintained campuses and facilities. Yet much of the U.S. higher-education community ignores them or accords them little respect. \u003ci\u003eSeeing the Light\u003c\/i\u003e considers, instead, what can be learned from the viability of these institutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book begins with a history of post secondary U.S. education from the perspective of the religious traditions from which it arose. After focusing briefly on nonevangelical institutions, Schuman next looks at three Roman Catholic institutions--the College of New Rochelle, Villanova University, and Thomas Aquinas College. He then profiles evangelical colleges and universities in detail, discovering the factors contributing to their success. These institutions range from nationally recognized to little known, from rich to poor, with both highly selective and open admission requirements. Interviews with key administrators, faculty, and students reveal the challenges, the successes, and the goals of these institutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchuman concludes that these schools--Baylor University, Anderson University, New Saint Andrews College, Calvin College, North Park University, George Fox University, Westmont College, Oral Roberts University, Northwestern College, and Wheaton College--and others like them offer important and timely lessons for the broader higher-education community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samuel Schuman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801893720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801893728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 216","brand":"Samuel Schuman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086874358015,"sku":"9780801893728","price":55.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d017b5e-7a59-451c-889b-0ec94e99552a.jpg?v=1769097080","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seeing-the-light-samuel-schuman-9780801893728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}