The Cruciform Faculty: The Making of a Christian Professor

by Mark H Heinemann, James R. Estep, Mark A. Maddix

How do Christian higher education institutions orient new faculty members to their role on a Christian campus? How do they lead faculty members toward a deeper understanding of the Christian dimension of their place in higher education? Bible Colleges, Christian Universities, and Seminaries need a resource that can be provided to faculty members or be used in faculty development discussions. This book is designed to serve as just such a resource. It provides a clear and concise portrait of the general role of faculty from a distinctively evangelical Christian perspective. We use the metanarrative of being formed by the cross to describe the "cruciform"role of professors as teachers in the classroom, mentors to the students, scholars within the academy, and servants of the church and community. Each chapter will have personal and group reflection questions and exercises to aid in application.

Genres: Education

78 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2016

Reviews

[Justin Harbin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Outstanding introduction to life as a Christian professor. For such a short volume, the authors do well to present the lives of faculty in appropriate complexity while also acknowledging the organizational ecologies within which they live out their vocation. Highly recommend as a starting point for new faculty.

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was interested to see how applicable this book was for K-12 teachers. Less was relevant than I expected, and most of it was pretty basic at any rate. I wish more had been done with the "cruciform" image.

[Tammy Ramey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great intro or reminder for Christian Professors

Starting out or working through a spiritual desert as a Christian educator? Join four amazing teachers in discovering the heart of a Christian educator.

[Carisa Ash · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introduction/overview of five key roles of a distinctively Christian professor (Christian, teacher, scholar, mentor, and servant). The authors seek to address, "How do you lead faculty members toward a deeper understanding of the Christian dimension of their place in higher education?" Since the book is written for faculty mentoring and training, each chapter concludes with questions to ponder and discuss.