The Christian Academic in Higher Education ― The Consecration of Learning

This book offers a Christian engagement with the realities of academic life and work. Examining this topic from intellectual, institutional and spiritual perspectives, the author explores how the two identities – as a Christian and an academic – can both coexist and complement one another. The author provides a ‘road map’ for academics demonstrating the interaction between religious faith and the responsibilities, challenges and opportunities of university scholarship and teaching. Addressing questions such as the contentious nature of religious faith in the university environment, the expression of faith within the role of professor, and the consequences of consecrating oneself to learning, this pioneering and practical volume will be relevant to Christian scholars in any academic discipline.

John Sullivan is Professor Emeritus at Liverpool Hope University, UK, and Visiting Professor at Newman University, UK. He has taught in schools, universities and for the church, and has published widely on the connections between the connections between theology and education; mission and practice; and faith and culture.