This timely look at the state of Christian higher education in America contains descriptive, historical narratives that explore how fourteen Christian colleges and Oniversities are successfully regrating faith and learning on their campuses de spite the challenges posed by the increasingly pluralistic nature of modern culture Written by respected representatives from seven major faith traditions Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, Mennonite, Evangelical, Wesleyan/Holiness, and Baptist/Restorationist these narratives are also preceded by introductory essays that define the worldview and theological heritage of each given tradition and ask what that tradition can contribute to the task of higher education.

"Hughes and Adrian have enlisted a stellar crew for a worthy task. The effort to say what difference it makes to carry out higher education within a specific Christian tradition yields sometimes surprising results. As these essays show, there are many and varied ways of promoting learning that is both recognizably Christian and meaningfully academie. As a collection presenting different strategies in different contexts pointing toward different goals, this is a very stimularing book indeed."

MARK A. NOLL Wheaton College

"This is an important study for anyone interested in the furure of church-related colleges. It is especially helpful in showing how schools from various denomi- national traditions have preserved theit Christian identities in varieties of ways."

GEORGE M. MARSDEN University of Notre Dame

"This exciting book brings together disciplines that have too long been separated from each other American religious history, higher education history, philos- ophy, and theology. Reading this book with Mark Twain's rueful sensibility, one could say that the death of the Christian college has been greatly exaggerated. What we find in these pages is a depth of passion and commitment unmatched in all of American higher education and signs that point to a lively future."

SHIRLEY H. SHOWALTER Goshen College

RICHARD T. HUGHES is Distinguished Professor of Religion at Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

WILLIAM B. ADRIAN recently retired from Pepperdine University, where he served as provost for eight years.