"Seldom have so many scholars representing such a wide range of disciplines in the social sciences and the humanities (even the hard sciences) been brought together to address the important issue of faith and learning through the prism of various aspects of the Eastern Orthodox tradition. The fact that all but one of these contributors are themselves Orthodox Christian scholars provides ample proof that, most likely, representatives of Orthodox Christianity will be active participants in the ongoing debate addressing the crucial question of faith and the academy, or Athens and Jerusalem, to borrow Tertullian's much abused epigrammatic description of the phenomenon. Eastern Orthodox Christianity and American Higher Education will be useful to the growing number of classes on Eastern Orthodox history and culture taught in American colleges and universities." —Theofanis G. Stavrou, University of Minnesota
“In all, this book is a successful and welcome beginning to a long-overdue conversation. The multiple voices heard in this text provide rich possibilities for response, critique, and further engagement. In general, I was convinced by the ways that various scholars drew from Orthodox theology and spirituality to address a fuller presence in higher education.” —Reading Religion
“Eastern Orthodox Christianity and American Higher Education is neither easy nor comfortable reading, but it is interesting, insightful, scholarly, and helpful. . . . This book will help us all get busy, and to do so with a deeper awareness of the challenges we face and an appreciation for the blessings of serving as Christian scholars in a watching world.” —International Journal of Christianity & Education
"In the last two to three decades, only a small handful of more-or-less dated books on Orthodox perspectives toward higher education have been published, in contrast to the plethora of works on the topic by Roman Catholics, Reformed, Lutheran, Baptistic, Evangelical, Wesleyan, and various Protestant authors. Thus, the arrival of this book is long overdue." —Christian Higher Education
"In this beautifully edited volume, the contributors issue a prophetic challenge to their fellow Orthodox Christians to join the longstanding conversation concerning the place of religion in American higher education. The fact that Orthodox Christians have not been part of this conversation in the past is lamentable, given the vast intellectual and spiritual resources of Orthodoxy. But the times are changing. The dynamic renewal of Orthodox institutions and Orthodox culture in the post-communist East in the last thirty years is moving global Orthodoxy 'from margins to mainstream,' as Elizabeth Prodromou puts it in these pages. A new engagement of Orthodoxy with the academy is an instance of this change. All parties interested in the destiny of American higher education will benefit as Orthodox colleagues take a seat at the table." —Paul Valliere, McGregor Professor in the Humanities, Butler University
