Renewing Minds - Robert P. George, Princeton University

Be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.� (Romans 12:2)

Renewing Minds serves as a clear introduction to the field of higher Christian education, focusing on the distinctive, important role of Christian-influenced learning�both in the Kingdom of God and in the academic world.

Union University president David S. Dockery writes for administrators, trustees, church leaders, faculty, and staff who are just beginning their service or associa- tion with a Christ-centered institution, and also to students and parents who are considering a Christian college or university.

Chapters include: �Loving God with Our Minds,� �Renewing Minds, Serving Church and Society,� �Shaping a Christian Worldview,� �Reclaiming the Christian Intellectual Tradition,� �Integrating Faith and Learning,� �Envisioning a Shared Community of Tradition, Belonging, and Renewing Minds,� �Establishing a Grace-Filled Academic Community,� �Developing a Theology for Christian Higher Education,� and �Thinking Globally about the Future.�

New source information and footnotes have been added to this second edition. While the chapters still reflect their original shape as formal addresses given in various settings, this revised and updated edition formats the book in a way that is more consistent with academic rather than popular expectations.

Advance Praise for Renewing Minds

"Visionary and magisterial, Dockery's big-picture manifesto vividly blocks in the demanding standards, proper cultural contextualizing, and strategic global significance of thoroughgoing Christian higher education today. The Bible-anchored argumentation convinces the head, and the writer's zeal warms the heart. This is in every way a landmark book!"

�J. I. Packer, professor of Theology, Regent College

"There's no greater need for the church than to equip the coming generation of Christians to engage the postmodern culture. Dockery has given us an excellent resource for that effort, challenging the academy to make biblical worldview the foundation for not only renewing minds but also developing character. This is a timely and valuable resource."

�Charles W. Colson, founder, Prison Fellowship

"A robust and thoughtful defense of the necessity and ideals of Christian higher education, coupled with a shrewd and wise assessment of the challenges and strategies of the future."

�Alister E. McGrath, professor of Historical Theology, Oxford University

"David Dockery writes with passion and hope as one of the world's leading thinkers and visionaries in Christian higher education. Were it in my power I would put a copy of this book in the hands of every professor and administrator in Christian higher education."

�J. Randall O'Brien, executive vice president and provost, Baylor University

"David Dockery is a rare combination of serious scholar, experienced academic leader, and Christian intellectual . . . Renewing Minds will challenge Christians to recover an authentically Christian vision of education, intellect, and learning."

�R. Albert Mohler, Jr., president, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

�I can foresee Renewing Minds as the standard for faculty and administrators in Christian colleges and universities in the years ahead.�

�Thom S. Rainer, president and CEO, LifeWay Christian Resources