A study of 2,964 professional women found no significant difference on abuse prevalence based on family religious preference, but the rate of abuse was mediated by the extent to which religious beliefs were integrated into family life. Examines effects of abuse on the religiosity of the victim, and effects of religiosity on symptomatology, with a…

Explores how to successfully combine the ideals of Christianity with the ideals of the academy, a goal explored by Pepperdine University Center for Faith and Learning. Addresses issues relevant to this goal, including diversity, academic freedom, and taking seriously Pepperdine University's relationship to the Churches of Christ. (EV)

Contends that religious belief often matters to students and that spiritual identity may be the primary kind of selfhood that more than a few of them draw upon in making meaning of their lives and the world around them. Gives particular attention to evangelical expression in the classroom and the complex ways that faith is enacted in discourse.…

The most frequently identified factor associated with the use of religious and spiritual interventions in counseling has been therapists' personal religious attitudes or behaviors. Church attendance and personal religious behaviors, in particular, have been found to correlate with therapists' use of religious and spiritual interventions in…

Utilizing a biographical approach and network analysis, this article examines one South Australian woman's life of public and Methodist social welfare service in the post-suffrage era. It is argued that although Kate Cocks (1875-1954) viewed her welfare work as "a God-given mission", as "practical Christian service", personal…

The college administrators, who push homosexual rights so vigorously, are confused. They routinely flout the law, abandoning any pretense of neutrality, by censuring organizations that do not embrace gays into their midst. Again and again they punish or expel individuals for whom certain behaviors remain perverse or sinful. David French represents…

Investigated Christian and non-Christian subjects' expectations for counseling with a Christian or traditional counselor. Subjects completed a modified version of Tinsley's Expectations About Counseling: Brief Form and were blocked on religious orientation. Results from 167 subjects revealed differences in expectations by subject's sex, subject's…

Analyzes the life and works of Erasmus. Attempts to define the peculiarly Nordic brand of humanism inherent in Erasmus' writings, and to study specifically his creative powers. (DS)

An overview of the historical traditions presented by Bruce Kimball in his "Orators and Philosophers: A History of the Idea of Liberal Education" is presented. The significance of the structure of the Catholic and other Christian churches in perpetuating the ideal and reality of a liberal arts education is discussed. (Author/MLW)

"Education for all" is a demand that keeps on appearing in various historical contexts and is not just a phenomenon of the modern age. Taking the demand for "education for all" as a normative principle, this paper pursues the questions of how this demand was reflected in pedagogical reform programmes and in what way, as well as…

This article presents findings from a qualitative study of 120 undergraduate students from seven schools in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Using in-depth individual and focus group interviews, we explored participants' perceptions of salient indicators of integration of faith and learning (IFL) in the classroom. Findings…

This phenomenological investigation highlights the experiences of evangelical Christian student leaders at two Midwestern public universities. These students perceived their public university environments not only as incongruent with, but also as antagonistic and oppressive toward, their values, beliefs, and behaviors. Besides detailing how these…