Investigating Political Tolerance at Conservative Protestant Colleges and Universities

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-138-35398-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 403 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Religion and Education

This book aims to investigate the level of political tolerance at conservative Protestant colleges and universities. Through innovative and methodologically sophisticated techniques, the authors test the political openness of these institutions as a proxy for their willingness to accept opinions that fall outside of those held by their religious community. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is an insular environment at conservative Protestant institutions beyond religious obligations, or if these institutions are only restrictive as it concerns those theological commitments. Drawing from five distinct sets of data, the authors demonstrate that conservative Protestant institutions of higher education exhibit more political diversity and political tolerance than other institutions of higher education, including elite ‘Research 1’ institutions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yancey, George

Shaler, Laurel

Walz, Jerald H.

Walz, Jerald

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Philosophie der Erziehung, Bildungstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 – Conservative Protestant Colleges and Universities in America

Chapter 3 – The Political Makeup of the American University

Chapter 4 – The Political Biases on our College Campuses

Chapter 5 – Political Bias and the Conservative Protestant Campus

Chapter 6 – Liberty, Wheaton and Bethel: Three Case Studies

Chapter 7 – Conclusion

References

Appendix

Über Autor(innen)

George Yancey is a professor of sociology at the University of North Texas, USA.
Laurel Shaler is a professor of counselor education at Liberty University, USA.
Jerald H. Walz is a Research Associate at the Center for Cooperative Problem Solving at Virginia Tech.