Visiting scholar’s take on global Christian education
Perry Glanzer, Professor of Education at Baylor University (Texas, USA), has visited Avondale as part of a research project exploring Christian values in education. He presented some of his findings in the area of global Christian education.
Perry has co-authored, authored, or edited more than a dozen books, including: Identity in Action: Christian Excellence in all of Life; Christ Enlivened Student Affairs; The Outrageous Idea of Christian Teaching; The Quest for Purpose: The Collegiate Search for a Meaningful Life; Restoring the Soul of the University: Unifying Christian Higher Education in a Fragmented Age; Christian Higher Education: A Global Reconnaissance; The Idea of a Christian College: A Reexamination for Today’s University, and; Christianity and Moral Identity in Higher Education: Becoming Fully Human.
In addition, he has written or co-written more than 100 book chapters and journal articles on topics related to moral education, faith-based higher education and the relationship between religion and education.