On Maintaining Plausibility: The Worldview of Evangelical College Students

Hammond, Phillip E.; Hunter, James

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“…Seen in this light salvation is not only crucial for the individual Christian (Hunter, 1987), it is also explicitly turned outward through the biblical imperative to 'seek and save the lost' (Luke 19:10 English Standard Version) and to 'seek justice, rescue the oppressed' (Isaiah 1:17 English Standard Version). Thus, the term salvation schema suggests those social and mental categories which emerge from the essential evangelical Christian message that individuals are lost and in need of salvation (Hammond & Hunter, 1984). It is this conceptualization of the other ('lost') and one's duty to the other (to 'rescue' and 'save') that is transposed beyond the context in which it was originally learned (the church) (Sewell, 1992, p. 17).…”

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“…This individualism can also be seen as a key component of the evangelical Protestant worldview, which involves being certain of one's beliefs, reflecting frequently about life, and -perhaps most importantlyhaving a 'born-again experience' in which a person is 'saved' (Hammond & Hunter, 1984, p. 224). Aspects of belief and practice reflect a strong emphasis on individual piety and include the importance of Bible-reading and church attendance, and conservative attitudes regarding the notion of the family, social behaviors, and religion in the public square (Hammond & Hunter, 1984).…”

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“…On the whole, evangelicalism is associated with more conservative political orientations. Mainline denominations, in contrast, have traditionally focused more on social justice than on the importance of the Bible, the role of Christ and the importance of evangelism (Hammond & Hunter, 1984). Human trafficking is a form of slavery, where slavery is defined as 'the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised') (Allain & Bales, 2011, p. 3).…”

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To seek and save the lost: human trafficking and salvation schemas among American evangelicals

Choi-Fitzpatrick¹

2014

European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology

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American evangelicals have a history of engagement in social issues in general and anti-slavery activism in particular. The last 10 years have seen an increase in both scholarly attention to evangelicalism and evangelical focus on contemporary forms of slavery. Extant literature on this engagement often lacks the voices of evangelicals themselves. This study begins to fill this gap through a qualitative exploration of how evangelical and mainline churchgoers conceptualize both the issue of human trafficking and possible solutions. I extend Michael Young's recent work on the confessional schema motivating evangelical abolitionists in the 1830s.Through analysis of open-ended responses to vignettes in a survey administered in six congregations I find some early support for a contemporary salvation schema. It is this schema, I argue, that underpins evangelicals' framing of this issue, motivates their involvement in antislavery work, and specifies the scope of their critique. Whereas antebellum abolitionists thought of their work in national and structural terms contemporary advocates see individuals in need of rescue. The article provides an empirical sketch of the cultural underpinnings of contemporary evangelical social advocacy and a call for additional research.

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To seek and save the lost: human trafficking and salvation schemas among American evangelicals

Choi-Fitzpatrick¹

2014

European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology

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“…He and the faculty agreed that his personal beliefs were irrelevant to the quality of his work (Dean 2007). Finally, it should be noted that religious college students that engage in critical thinking about their religious beliefs actually show greater adherence to their faith than those who do not (Hammond and Hunter 1984).…”

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Evolution Education: Seeing the Forest for the Trees and Focusing Our Efforts on the Teaching of Evolution

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Evolution is the underlying framework upon which all biology is based; however, when it comes to learning evolutionary concepts, many students encounter obstacles. There are many reasons as to why these obstacles occur. These reasons deal with evolution being treated as a discrete topic among many within a biology curriculum, misunderstanding the nature of science, and personal difficulties with understanding due to evolution's seemingly abstract nature. In this article, we propose a different way of thinking about and teaching evolution in grades K-12, and it surrounds four core areas essential to the understanding of evolution: variation, selection, inheritance, and deep time. Possibilities for how these areas can affect learning are described and implications for assessment are also discussed.Keywords Evolution education . Evolution teaching approaches . Learning progressions . Understanding evolution . Evolutionary beliefs . Evolution curricular approaches When Charles Darwin proposed his theory of natural selection in the 1800s, this profoundly changed the social and scientific landscape of the time. Few in society of the time could accept this paradigm shift, but the Darwinian shift had hallmarks of the scientific process, where competing explanations of the natural world were, and still, looked at through open-mindedness and a critical lens. A similar conflict occurred in geology over Wegener's theory of continental drift. Once mapping of the ocean floor revealed the mid-oceanic ridges and trenches that Wegener's theory required, the geology community quickly adopted the theory, which now forms the basis for understanding much of geology. Evolution holds a similar place in biology. The integration of genetics with evolution that started in the 1930s (Haldane 1932) provided the "missing link" in biology that mid-oceanic ridges had provided to geology. As a result, evolution is the overarching theory that provides the stable bedrock on which biological research and understanding are based. While new details and discoveries in evolution continue to emerge, evolution is the basis for our understanding of biology. Yet despite this centrality, evolution continues to be poorly understood by students, educators, and the public.

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“…Doing so may improve communication among campus constituents, improve communication between administrators and the faculty, and allow the academic and religious missions to be more central to the way the institution conducts its business (Guy-Sheftall, 2006). More effective communication can better foster religious commitment on the part of students and faculty (Burwell, 1998;DiGiacomo, 2007;Hammond & Hunter, 1984;Hartley, 2004;Kuh, 2004;Railsback, 2006). ''Articulating a clear and authentic vision,'' notes Cesareo (2007, p. 18), ''remains an ongoing but essential challenge'' for religious institutions of higher education.…”

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Institutional Vision in Christian Higher Education: A Comparison of ACCU, ELCA, and CCCU Institutions

Abelman

Dalessandro

2009

Journal of Research on Christian Education

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On Maintaining Plausibility: The Worldview of Evangelical College Students

Cited by 61 publications

References 9 publications

To seek and save the lost: human trafficking and salvation schemas among American evangelicals

To seek and save the lost: human trafficking and salvation schemas among American evangelicals

Evolution Education: Seeing the Forest for the Trees and Focusing Our Efforts on the Teaching of Evolution

Institutional Vision in Christian Higher Education: A Comparison of ACCU, ELCA, and CCCU Institutions

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