Christian College Students’ Perceptions of Faculty Spirituality

Authors

Jane Thayer, Andrews UniversityFollow
Christine D. Bothne, Ouachita Hills Academy
Robert D. Bates, Andrews UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2000

Abstract

At an evangelical Christian university, 21 college seniors were interviewed to determine the criteria by which they evaluate faculty spirituality. Students expressed hesitancy in making such an evaluation because of the complexity of determining the quality of another person’s spirituality. However, the four most mentioned, perceived indicators of faculty spirituality were prayer at the beginning of class, devotions at the beginning of class, integration of faith and learning, and caring and concern for students. Students attached qualifiers to prayer and devotions as indicators, but not to the integration of faith and learning or to caring and concern for students. © 2000, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

Journal Title

Journal of Research on Christian Education

Volume

9

Issue

2

First Page

205

Last Page

221

DOI

10.1080/10656210009484907

First Department

Discipleship and Religious Education

Recommended Citation

Thayer, Jane; Bothne, Christine D.; and Bates, Robert D., "Christian College Students’ Perceptions of Faculty Spirituality" (2000). Faculty Publications. 2601.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/2601