Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction. Does pietism provide a "usable past" for Christian colleges and universities? / Christopher Gehrz -- Part one : Teaching, scholarship and community in the Pietist university. -- Pietism and faith-learning integration in the evangelical university / David C. Williams -- Calling for Pietist community : pia desideria in the classroom / Katherine J. Nevins -- Love and learning : a model for Pietist scholarship in the disciplines / Jenell Paris -- The quest for an evangelical university : the educational visions of Carl F.H. Henry and Carl H. Lundquist / Phyllis E. Alsdurf -- Reconceiving the Christ-centered college : convertive piety and life together / Roger E. Olson -- Part two : Changed people changing the world : Pietists and their neighbors' good. -- The common priesthood seeking the common good / Dale G. Durie -- Pietism and the practice of civil discourse / Christian T. Collins Winn -- Love my (religious) neighbor : a Pietist approach to Christian responsibility in a pluralistic world / Marion H. Larson and Sara L.H. Shady -- Part three : Responses : views from the natural and health sciences. -- Pietist values in science and science education / Richard W. Peterson -- A pietist approach to nursing education in a Christian university / Nancy L. Olen -- Part four : Problems and proposals : putting the Pietist vision into practice. -- Intellectual virtue and the adventurous Christ follower / Raymond J. VanArragon -- Organizational identity and the Pietist ethos / Joel S. Ward -- Curating the usable past for a vital future : an Anabaptist vision for Pietism / Kent T.K. Gerber -- Neoliberal challenges to the Pietist vision of Christian higher education / Samuel Zalanga -- Conclusion. -- "Their mission is innovation" : the Pietist university in the twenty-first century / Christopher Gehrz.

"In this groundbreaking volume edited by Christopher Gehrz, scholars associated with the Pietist tradition reflect on the Pietist approach to education. Pietism sees the Christian college as a place that forms whole and holy persons. In a pluralistic and polarized society, such a vision is needed now more than ever, not just for those of the Pietist tradition but also for the wider church." -- Back Cover.