The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness

Most Christian college students separate their academic life from church attendance, Bible study, and prayer. Too often discipleship of the mind is overlooked if not ignored altogether. However, authors Donald Opitz and Derek Melleby issue a clarion call to students to integrate their faith and learning in The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness.Written for a narrative generation, this guide extracts illustrations from the Book of Daniel, The Lord of the Rings, the experiences of real students, and more. This book is an excellent gift for college-bound seniors in high school. It's an essential text for first-year college students, too. The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness will also benefit professors, pastors, and parents.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 5
Introduction 7
Wide-Eyed 14
Beer and Circus
Grades and Accolades
All for One
Babylon U 26
Daniel and Friends
Faithful under Fire
Panning for Gold
Believing Is Seeing 40
A Whirlwind Intro to Worldviews
Like Gestalt
C-F-R-C
The Re-sighting of Saul/Paul
A Story-Framed Life 56
Life in the Shire
Stories in Conflict
Hearing and Telling the Story
Fish-Eyed Learning 70
The Disembodied Mind
Thinking Scripturally
Creation
Fall
Redemption
Consummation
Four-i-ed Learning 82
Integration
Idolatry
Investment
Imagination
Herbie's Bible
Embodying the Outrageous Idea 100
Connect Up, Connect Out
Dig Deep, Dig Slow
Chutes and Ladders 116
Read Twice, Write Thrice
Dream Big, Act Small
Work Hard, Play Hard
Conclusion 133
Student Responses 137
References 140