The crisis in university education has been the subject of vigorous debate in recent years. In this eloquent and deeply personal book, a distinguished scholar reflects on the character and aims of the university, assessing its guiding principles, its practical functions, and its role in society. Jaroslav Pelikan provides a unique perspective on the university today by reexamining it in light of John Henry Cardinal Newman's 150-year-old classic The Idea of a University and showing how Cardinal Newman's ideas both illuminate and differ from current problems facing higher education. Pelikan begins by affirming the validity of Newman's first principle: that knowledge must be an end in itself. He goes on to make the case for the inseparability of research and teaching on both intellectual and practical grounds, stressing the virtues--free inquiry, scholarly honesty, civility in discourse, toleration of diverse beliefs and values, and trust in rationality and public verifiability--that must be practiced and taught by the university. He discusses the business of the university--the advancement of knowledge through research, the extension and interpretation of knowledge through undergraduate and graduate teaching, the preservation of knowledge in libraries, museums, and galleries, and the diffusion of knowledge through scholarly publishing. And he argues that by performing these tasks, by developing closer ties with other schools at all levels, and by involving the community in lifelong education, the university will make its greatest contribution to society.

The Idea of the University: A Reexamination

Education & Teaching

Pelikan, Professor Jaroslav

Higher & Continuing Education

Yale University Press

In this erudite and beautifully written book, an eminent scholar meditates on the theological implications of Goethe`s Faust. Jaroslav Pelikan considers Goethe`s statement that he was a pantheist when it came to science, a polytheist in art, and a monotheist in ethics, and he uses it for the first time to analyze Faust`s development as a theologian-thereby enabling us to see Goethe`s masterpiece in a surprising new light.

Faust the Theologian

History

World

An illustrated analysis of the diverse ways in which the Virgin Mary has been depicted and venerated throughout the ages examines the biblical portrait of Mary; Orthodox, Protestant, Catholic, and Islamic views of her; and literary and artistic renditions of Mary. UP.

Mary Through the Centuries: Her Place in the History of Culture

A monumental resource, now available electronically 
The 55-volume set of Luther’s Works, a monumental translation project published jointly by Fortress Press and Concordia Publishing House in 1957, is singular in its value to church historians, Luther scholars, and Christians. The message of Martin Luther’s faith has never spoken more clearly and more comprehensively than here, and now that the entire set is available on CD-ROM, his message will never speak more freely. This truly exquisite offering will put the entire Luther corpus at the command of a few keystrokes and provide the reader with a Luther resource unrivaled in accessibility and convenience. Luther’s Works on CD-ROM is indispensable for studies of Luther and invaluable for preachers. 
The first thirty volumes contain Luther’s expositions of various biblical books, while remaining volumes include his Reformation writings and occasional pieces. The final volume of the set contains an index of quotations, proper names, and topics, and a list of corrections and changes. The CD-ROM will also contain a glossary of many of the technical terms that recur in Luther’s works and links to every biblical reference.

Luther's Works, Volume 12 (Selected Psalms I) (Luther's Works (Concordia))

Religion & Spirituality

Luther, Dr. Martin

Christian Books & Bibles

CONCORDIA PUBLISHING* HOUSE

The great early church and Luther scholar, Dr. Jaroslav Pelikan, in this one of his earliest published works, offers in this volume an analysis of the relationship between philosophical thought and Lutheran theology since the time of the Reformation.

From Luther to Kierkegaard: A Study in the History of Theology

Volume 4 of the award-winning reference work on Christianity The multiple award-winning Encyclopedia of Christianity (EC), copublished by Brill and Eerdmans, is a monumental five-volume work presenting the history and current state of the Christian faith in its rich spiritual and theological diversity around the world. Volume 4 of the EC contains more than 300 articles covering the alphabetical entries P-Sh -- articles on significant topics ranging from Paul, political theology, and the Qur'an to religious liberty, salvation history, and scholasticism. The Encyclopedia of Christianity is also available online

The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 4 (P-Sh) (Encyclopedia of Christianity (Brill))

Fahlbusch, Erwin

Lochman, Jan

Mbiti, John

Vischer, Lukas

BRILL

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