{"product_id":"9781514008140_leadership-and-the-liberal-arts","title":"Leadership and the Liberal Arts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow Christian Liberal Arts Education Shapes Effective Leaders \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA flourishing society depends on effective leadership, and a quality education is the key to forming leaders. Yet our modern understanding of what it means to beeducated often lacks unifying values and purpose. This is where the rich, centuries-old tradition of Christian liberal arts education remains more crucial than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLeadership and the Liberal Arts\u003c\/i\u003e, Gayle Beebe, president of Westmont College, brings together a diverse group of experienced educators from disciplines including theology, history, biblical studies, and philosophy to mathematics, chemistry, politics, economics, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese experts explore the essentialrole of Christian liberal arts today and show that in this centuries-old tradition study is never just for knowledge itself, but always a means to something more: moral education, vocational aptitude, and knowledge of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeadership and the Liberal Arts\u003c\/i\u003e offers: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea powerful vision for how a Christian liberal arts education is the ideal preparation for lifelong leadership and flourishing;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einsights and examples from a diverse group of professorsand administrators;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003echapters on disciplines such as theology, natural sciences, creative arts, business, and technology; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethoughtful engagement with current challenges facing Christian higher education and a hopeful vision for its future.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis insightful volume demonstrates how a liberal arts education in the Christian intellectual tradition invites us to see the interrelationship of all knowledge and discover how to reach into every area of human learning to find new solutions to vexing problems. \u003ci\u003eLeadership and the Liberal Arts\u003c\/i\u003e offers inspiring wisdom for educators, students, and everyone invested in higher education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Contributors \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume features chapters written by Tremper Longman, Telford Work, Helen Rhee, Jim Taylor, Russell Howell, Jeff Schloss, Jesse Covington, Daniel Gee, Rick Ifland, Reed Sheard, Kimberly Denu, Edee Schulze, and Steve Porter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gayle D Beebe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40916587315249,"sku":"9781514008140","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9781514008140.jpg?v=1781778604","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9781514008140_leadership-and-the-liberal-arts","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}