Chapter 1. Why a Christian College?
In chapter 1, Holmes explains the difference between attending college receiving higher education with emphasis on social life, and having an education that goes accompanied with vocational goals. Holmes mentions that nowadays the student goes to college in order to get a career no matter the environment. He also mentions that the new generations are losing the interest of bringing an education as a goal for their lives.
What the author says is that a “Christian college is not only the defender of the faith, and to protect students against sin and heresy in other institutions, good education plus biblical studies in a religious environment, is not just designed to prepare ministers for church and is not just simply for the social or extracurricular activities“(Holmes. pg 4, 5), instead of these, Holmes states that a Christian college needs to educate and cultivate an active integration of faith and learning at the same time.
Chapter 2. Theological Foundations
In this chapter, the author (Holmes) is very specific in what he wants to focus; he mentions four concepts, which are creation, human person, truth and the cultural mandate.
Concerning the first concept which is Creation, Holmes explains that the Christian church has been confronted by various kinds of Gnosticisms which claimed that we are creatures from two worlds. He talks about “mind vs. matter” where mind is the source of what is rational and good while matter is the source of life’s evil and both of them are a conflict that hasn’t been resolved yet. He also talks about “sacred vs. secular”. With this he refers to natural vs. spiritual, church vs. the world, where the results are just tension between faith and culture and anti-in...
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...role that integration take in faith and learning will be the ideal but not the real, in contrast interaction will be the reality, and the author is clear when he states that “faith affects learning far more deeply than learning affects faith” (Holmes, pg.46).
There are four approaches to the integration of faith and learning that Holmes proposes which are “the attitudinal, the ethical, and the worldview”.
On the attitudinal approach explains how one attitude is the initial and the vital point of contact with the Christian faith. “A positive, inquiring attitude and a persistent discipline of time and ability express the value” that Christians find in learning because of their theology and Christian commitment (p. 47)”.
On the ethical approach Holmes states that “There is no value-neutral education, nor value-neutral science, and that language itself is value-laden”,
“We want to emphasize that the personal characteristics and skills of each individual are equally important”. (Page #221, para #3) Owen and Sawhill are inquiring that to be successful in any major requires dedication and personal motivation, which is another example of the authors bringing pathos into their argument. Owen and Sawhill state that “if they don’t just enroll but graduate, they can improve their lifetime prospects”. (page #220, para #1) Owens and Sawhill statement is taken as, applying with great intensions is not good enough to be successful in college. Owen and Sawhill are completely open about the fact that college isn’t for everyone and that’s perfectly acceptable. “It may be that for a student with poor grades who is on the fence about enrolling in a four-year program, the most bang-for-the-buck will come from vocationally-oriented associate’s degree or career-specific technical training”. (Page #222, para #1) this statement opens the argument to be about both, is college worth it financially, and also academically. Owens and Sawhill want their reader to understand that, being pushed to achieve something that you have no passion for attaining, only robs someone of their true
Some people may have decent jobs, but the bills and other expenses people may have make it harder on people than those who are in the same class but don’t necessarily have to go through the same thing as others. The chapters that I read in this book broaden what I said to a better, more clear understanding. In chapter 6, "The College Dropout Boom" talked about the idea of how higher education, meaning college, and how it should be the ticket to success in America.... ... middle of paper ... ...
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...a career to something that guarantees a successful life. This negative light gives many student the ugly side of college that maybe it isn't as good as it sounds. The function of the essay to deter students from becoming like sheep and following social norms, Murray wants students to become informed before making decisions that can change the outcome of their life for many years.
...ege might not be for everyone, for one reason or another- college does benefit its students. It gives young adults a place to transition into adulthood, to have a support system of friends and professors, and balance responsibility. The value of this, to a certain extent, is more than that of the actual education. Though colleges aren’t perfect, they do benefit students, and in turn satisfy the ever changing economic needs. A degree does not equal success, and college is not perfect for everyone- but all college students’ benefit from their education one way or another, creating worldly, accomplished young adults.
...hough many were opposed to the thought, I admire his approach as well as Barbour’s Integration and Dialogue models. Though neither science nor religion contain any absolute truths of our origins, I still believe that the use of both is very helpful in settling our inquiring minds about why everything around us exists, for now. It is still curious to me that neither can assess our questions sufficiently, however by persisting and expanding our endeavors in science and understanding religious scriptures, I do believe that with time, we will come closer and closer to having an even more holistic and individual understanding of our origins. Though I believe that science and religion are both separate forms of thought, as a human, I find it more appropriate to use science to understand the universe’s complexity and use religion to have morality and ethics in why I exist.
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