Can Hope Endure?: A Historical Case Study in Christian Higher Education

by Caroline J. Simon and James C. Kennedy

The spate of books written recently on Christian higher education highlights a common theme -- how numerous colleges founded by church bodies have gradually lost their religious moorings, often culminating in what historian George Marsden calls "established nonbelief." Can Hope Endure? examines the history of Hope College in Holland, Michigan, as it has struggled to find a faithful middle way between secularization and withdrawal from mainstream...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802828582
• ISBN13: 9780802828583
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"