The University Gets Religion: Religious Studies in American Higher Education. By D.G. Hart. Baltimore, Md.: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. 321 pp. $38.00 cloth

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 593-595
Author(s):  
B. Hankins
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
Johns Hopkins University ◽  
The University

scholarly journals The Past, Present, and Religious Studies Future of Civic Engagement in American Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Ronis ◽  
Travis Proctor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Late Antique ◽  
Community Based ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
Ancient Religion ◽  
Community Based Learning ◽  
The University

We argue that Civic Engagement is fundamental to the stated work of the university, the humanities, and the project of religious studies. We trace the historical connections between Civic Engagement and higher education in the American context to the present, highlighting a consistency of focus on Civic Engagement across diverse university contexts even as educational priorities and instantiations shift. We then explore the particular role of Civic Engagement in Religious Studies pedagogy. We contend that being explicit about integrating Civic Engagement in the religion classroom enhances our students’ ability to understand complex concepts in late antique religion and underscores for them how relevant the study of late ancient religion is to students’ lives today. We offer three ways that instructors in Religious Studies can incorporate Civic Engagement into their classes: cultivating naming practices, focusing pedagogical exercises on honing students’ Civic Engagement skills, and, where practicable, engaging in community-based learning.

The Early Years of the Jewish Presence at the University of Illinois

1992 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-245
Author(s):  
Winton U. Solberg
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
Characteristic Form ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
Jewish Students ◽  
The University ◽  
The Church

For over two centuries, the College was the characteristic form of higher education in the United States, and the College was closely allied to the church in a predominantly Protestant land. The university became the characteristic form of American higher education starting in the late nineteenth Century, and universities long continued to reflect the nation's Protestant culture. By about 1900, however, Catholics and Jews began to enter universities in increasing numbers. What was the experience of Jewish students in these institutions, and how did authorities respond to their appearance? These questions will be addressed in this article by focusing on the Jewish presence at the University of Illinois in the early twentieth Century. Religion, like a red thread, is interwoven throughout the entire fabric of this story.

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