Summer 2012: Call for Papers: Globalization and Global Trends in Christian Higher Education

 

The editors of the Christian Scholar's Review invite submissions for a theme issue, “Globalization and Global Trends in Christian Higher Education,” which is scheduled for publication in Summer, 2012. Janel M. Curry and Joel Carpenter of Calvin College are guest editors.

 

Christian higher education has a rich heritage in the United States. Often this experience is not easily understood by Christian communities outside North America who assume that Christian higher education is synonymous with Bible colleges or seminaries. Likewise, many parts of the world are experiencing great growth in new, private institutions of higher education grounded in strong faith-commitments, yet those of us in North America have little knowledge of the context and shape that these institutions are taking. This issue proposes to broaden our understanding of the contexts, forms, and challenges to faith-based higher education around the world.

 

Proposed manuscripts are encouraged to address one or more of the following themes:

• Echoes of the past: How is early missions work in higher education reflected in institutions of higher education today in particular regions of the world?
• New Movements: What are the characteristics and trends in terms of new movements in faith-based higher education?
• Governmental oversight: What are the various structures and challenges related to government oversight of higher education and the development of faith-based institutions?
• Visions: What are the differing visions for faith-based higher education? Is it primarily vocational training? Market-driven? Or does it incorporate visions of creating a stronger civil society?
• Changing models: How do larger trends in higher education, from the University of Phoenix model to on-line strategies, impact the development of faith-based higher education?
• Context: How does context shape all of the above?
• Mutuality: How does the rise of Christianity and now Christian higher education outside of North American affect teaching, scholarship, and campus-wide priorities in North American Christian higher education?
• Finally, we are open to accounts of best practice, examples of reorientations, and personal encounters cross culturally.

Discussion on the appropriateness of manuscript topics with the guest editors is recommended and encouraged through e-mail: jcurry@calvin.edu or jcarpent@calvin.edu. The deadline for submissions is September 1, 2011.