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Chris Gehrz on The Crisis of Chistian Colleges

Tags: Archibald's trilemma, authenticity, Bethel University, Calvin College, Converge Worldwide, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, G.I. Bill, higher education, MOOCs, online learning, pietism, Pietists, Robert Archibald, tuition

Picking up on an earlier theme from two other interviews we’ve conducted over the past several months, Prof. Chris Gehrz of Bethel University (MN) shares his thoughts on the financial problems facing many small Christian colleges and universities, and how the changing pedagogical landscape may affect these institutions as well. Chiming a more pessimistic note than some of our previous guests, though echoing many similar points, we discuss what role the Christian university has to play in higher education and how these schools can continue to influence students and the mission of their denominations.

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Hunter Baker on the Future of Higher Education

Tags: Allen Guelzo, Baylor University, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, course-in-a-box, George Marsden, higher education, James Q Wilson, Joseph Schumpeter, Mark Noll, Michael Sandel, MOOCs, Notre Dame, online learning, Union University, universities, University of Phoenix, University of Washington

With students heading back to college all across the nation, we take a slight pause from our typical discussions on religion to examine the current state and potential future of higher education with Dr. Hunter Baker, dean of instruction at Union University, and author of two important articles on the future of higher education and Christian universities.

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Joseph Castleberry on Religious-Based Higher Education

Tags: Assemblies of God, college, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, distance education, Emory University, faculty, James Laney, missionary work, Northwest University, online learning, Pentecostalism, Princeton University, recruiting students, student life, tuition costs, University of Washington

President Joseph Castleberry of Northwest University (NU) in Kirkland, WA discusses what it is like to run a religiously-based institution of higher education. We discuss the change NU recently made from college to university, Dr. Castleberry’s pathway to his position as president as well as the various challenges a small religious university faces in recruiting students and faculty, and maintaining a high level of scholarship while staying true to one’s religious mission. This is an excellent podcast for parents and high school students thinking about where to attend college.

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Rick Walston on Distance Learning & Seminary Education

Tags: accreditation, Assemblies of God, Buckley (WA), Columbia Evangelical Seminary, correspondence school, diploma mills, distance learning, Donald Grey Barnhouse, John Bear, Mt. Peak, online learning, seminary training, theology, tuition, Walter Martin, Warner Pacific College

How does someone who grew up in a religiously apathetic household and who was not interested in school become the president of a theological seminary? And how does that same person challenge the typical norms of academia by promoting theological education via distance learning and online education? We talk with Dr. Rick Walston, founder and president of Columbia Evangelical Seminary, as he discusses his history and the challenges associated with creating a seminary where students are not physically present on campus. We discuss what type of students are interested in such education as well as how academic accreditation factors into online learning. We also reflect upon the utility of studying theology as it pertains to connecting with everyday folks who sit in the pews on Sunday.

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