Guides: Faith & Learning: Teaching Resources

Books & E-Books

Teaching and Christian Practices by David I. Smith (Editor); James K. Smith (Editor); Dorothy Bass (Foreword by); Craig Dykstra (Foreword by)
Call Number: BV1610 .T43 2011
ISBN: 9780802866851
Publication Date: 2011-10-06
University professors describe and reflect on their efforts to allow historic Christian practices to reshape and redirect their pedagogical strategies.
The Idea of a Christian College by Arthur F. Holmes
Call Number: LC383 .H57 1987
ISBN: 9780802802583
Publication Date: 1987-03-01
This revised edition of a classic text provides a concise case for the role of the Christian college and its distinctive mission and contribution.
The Passionate Intellect by Alister McGrath
Call Number: * Available as E-Book
ISBN: 9780830896684
Publication Date: 2014-04-07
McGrath argues that an intellectually vibrant theology is not inimical to Christian life, worship, and faith and outlines the benefits of a theology that includes an enrichment of faith and a deeper engagement with the culture and concerns of the modern world.
On Christian Teaching by David L. Smith
Call Number: * Available as E-Book
ISBN: 9781467450645
Publication Date: 2018
Presents argument that faith has a critical role in shaping pedagogy and the learning experience.
Teach Like a Disciple by Jillian N. Lederhouse
Call Number: * Available as E-Book
ISBN: 9781498289801
Publication Date: 2016-11-11
Focuses on Christ's relationships with a diverse group of individuals, those whom Jesus knew well and those who were strangers to him, those of his own faith and culture as well as those outside of it.
Scholarship and Christian Faith by Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen; Martin E. Marty (Foreword by); Douglas Jacobsen
Call Number: LC383 .S33 2004
ISBN: 9780195170382
Publication Date: 2004-04-08
Discussion about religious faith and higher education in America and faith-informed scholarship.
Creative Procedures for Adult Groups by Harold D. Minor (Editor); Linda Pickens-Jones
Call Number: CALABASAS CAMPUS LIBRARY BV1534 .M52
ISBN: 9780687098330
Publication Date: 2001-02-01
This five-session study offers a fresh insight to the Scripture passage. Each chapter includes several suggestions for missional activities, appropriate to the subject of the session.

Databases

Education Full Text
Subject coverage includes adult education, special education, multicultural/ethnic education, and teaching methods.
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
Access to literature and resources covering education topic from pre-K through graduate school, sponsored by the US Department of Education.
Atla Religion Database
Includes theology and religious journals reflecting all major faiths, denominations and language groups, plus book reviews, essays, ministry reports and multimedia citations. Collection dates to 1949.
Chronicle of Higher Education
Presents news and information for college and university faculty and students.
JSTOR
Archive of interdisciplinary journals and books, covering the Arts, Business & Economics, History, Humanities, Law, Science & Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Religion.