CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FOREWORD ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
5. INTRODUCTION An Odyssey of the Mind and Spirit xix
6. Part One. The Social Sciences
7. 1 Teaching Economics While Keeping the Faith 1
8. 2 Scuttling the Schizophrenic Student Mind: On Teaching the Unity of Faith and Learning in Psychology 21
9. 3 At the Lectern Between Jerusalem and Sarajevo: A Christian Approach to Teaching Political Science 41
10. 4 Sociology and Faith: Inviting Students into the Conversation 70
11. Part Two. Mathematics and the Natural Sciences
12. 5 Developing a Christian Perspective on the Nature of Mathematics 93
13. 6 Christian Theism: Alive and Well in the Physics and Astronomy Classroom 117
14. 7 A Careful Convergence: Integrating Biology and Faith in the Church-Related College 140
15. Part Three. The Fine Arts
16. 8 "I Love to Tell the Story:" Teaching Theater at a Church-Related College 161
17. 9 Toward a Christian Pedagogy of Art 188
18. 10 Music Pedagogy and the Christian Faith: A Twenty-Year Journey of Discovery 210
19. Part Four. The Humanities
20. 11 An Ignatian Approach to Teaching Philosophy 231
21. 12 Teaching Literature as Mediation: A Christian Practice 253
22. 13 Faith, Learning, and the Teaching of History 277
23. 14 Christian Faith and the Teaching of Speech Communication 294
24. Conclusion: A Prudent Synergy: Pedagogy for Mind and Spirit 313
25. Appendices
26. APPENDIX A Christianity and Higher Education: A Selected Bibliography 337
27. APPENDIX B Ecumenical Christian Professional Associations 357
28. NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS 361
29. INDEX 369