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Foreword

Bradley J. B. Toben

Introduction

A Christian University in the Baptist Tradition: History of a Vision

Donald D. Schmeltekopf

Part 1 - A University in the Largest Sense of the Word

The Christian University and the Connectedness of Knowledge

C. Stephen Evans

The Christian Narrative and Secular Academia

James Bennighof

The Sciences at a Christian University

Marianna A. Busch

University or Multiversity?

Gerald B. Cleaver

The Integration of Faith and Scientific Inquiry

M. David Rudd

Part 2 - Implications of Christian Identity for Faculty Hiring, Tenure, and Promotion

Building the Faculty at a Christian University: The Significant Contribution Model

Mikeal C. Parsons

An Alternative Vision for Baylor

Robert M. Baird

Emphasizing "Community" in a Community of Scholars

Diana R. Garland

Unashamed and Unafraid

Mark Osler

Hiring, Tenure, and Promotion at the "New" Baylor

Charles A. Weaver, III

Part 3 - What Does it Mean to Support the "Mission" of a Christian University?

The Convergence of Research and Institutional Mission: A Faculty Perspective

Owen Lind

Supporting the Mission: The Obligations of Faculty and Administration Alike

Ralph C. Wood

How Tight to Draw the Circle?

Marjorie J. Cooper

Let Us Not Presume: Making Room for the Loyal Critic

Byron P. Newberry

Baylor's Shared Baptist Vision

Roger E. Olson

Conclusion

The Renewal of Christian Higher Education

David Solomon



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