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Glanzer, Perry L.; Cockle, Theodore F.; Martin, Jessica; Alexander, Scott – Religious Education, 2023
Faith-based colleges and universities in America have historically been described as "church-related." Unfortunately, this classification is too one-dimensional, revealing virtually nothing about how faith-based identity influences the mission, rhetoric, curriculum, or policies of institutions. Although scholars have advanced…
Descriptors: Christianity, Religious Colleges, Protestants, Identification
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Smith, Austin T.; Glanzer, Perry L.; Cockle, Theodore F. – Christian Higher Education, 2023
Although higher education scholars have examined chaplaincy in college and university settings, we are not aware of any studies that have sought to examine chaplains who live and serve in residence halls. As such, we conducted a collective case study of three Protestant institutions with residential chaplain roles--Taylor University, Pepperdine…
Descriptors: Clergy, Religious Education, Christianity, Moral Development
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Glanzer, Perry L.; Abel, Hina; Cartisano, Emma; O'Donoghue, Kevin; Smith, Austin; Whitmore, Madeline; Winkler, David – International Journal of Christianity & Education, 2022
Unlike the liberal arts college, American graduate education started as and continues to be a secular affair. The last four decades, however, have produced growth in both the number and quality of Christian graduate programs. The question we asked is: do American Christian institutions engage in graduate education Christianly? To answer this…
Descriptors: Christianity, Graduate Students, Discourse Analysis, Educational Quality
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Cockle, Theodore F.; Glanzer, Perry L.; Whitmore, Madeline – Christian Higher Education, 2022
Scholars studying Christian higher education frequently suggest that faculty are the campus constituents with the most influence over the future of an institution's Christian mission. Thus, both faculty hiring and development are important elements for maintaining and strengthening the Christian identity of a university over time. Despite this…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Christianity, College Faculty, Religious Colleges
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Glanzer, Perry L.; Rine, P. Jesse; Davignon, Phil – Christian Higher Education, 2013
In an effort to better understand the role of denominational identity among its member institutions, the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) commissioned a three phase study of its institutions, faculty, and students. This article provides an overview of the study as a whole, as well as an in depth examination into the responses…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Christianity, Governance, Income
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Glanzer, Perry L.; Cimpean, Claudiu – Christian Higher Education, 2009
Despite the fact that Baptists originated in 17th-century Europe, until recently Baptists had never established a liberal arts college or university in Europe. This essay explains what events took place to change this situation in Romania, the country where the first European Baptist university recently originated. It then undertakes a case study…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Christianity, Protestants, Educational History