{"product_id":"community-engagement-in-christian-higher-education-enacting-institutional-mission-for-the-public-good","title":"Community Engagement in Christian Higher Education","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published as a special issue of \u003ci\u003eChristian Higher Education,\u003c\/i\u003e this volume showcases diverse forms of community engagement work carried out by faith-based colleges and universities throughout the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledging the rise of community engagement as a contemporary expression of a longstanding civic impulse, \u003ci\u003eCommunity Engagement in Christian Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e explores how religious mission and identity animate institutional practice across various forms of Catholic and Protestant Higher Education. Offering perspectives from faculty members, administrators, and community partners at nine different US institutions, chapters highlight effective initiatives that have been actively implemented in rural, urban, and suburban contexts to meet local needs and serve the public good. With a focus on practical community work, the text demonstrates the very concrete ways in which Christian values can inform and foster community engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume will be of interest to scholar-practitioners, researchers, and academics in the fields of higher education, sociology of education, religious education, and practical theology. More broadly, the text offers important insights for faith leaders and the faculty of faith-based institutions exploring issues of community, identity, and shared purpose. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54143081415000,"sku":null,"price":51.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780367620530.jpg?v=1777188640","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/community-engagement-in-christian-higher-education-enacting-institutional-mission-for-the-public-good","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}