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Daniel Libenson on Present and Future Judaism

In a wonderful complement to last week’s episode, Daniel Libenson — creator of jUChicago and The Institute for the Next Jewish Future — discusses the religious challenges facing Judaism in contemporary America and what might need to happen in the future. We explore these issues through the lens of his work with Hillel and his other institutional creations, and how he is using “design thinking” to provide creative ways to engage secular Jews in their historical faith.

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Hunter Baker on the Future of Higher Education

Tags: Allen Guelzo, Baylor University, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, course-in-a-box, George Marsden, higher education, James Q Wilson, Joseph Schumpeter, Mark Noll, Michael Sandel, MOOCs, Notre Dame, online learning, Union University, universities, University of Phoenix, University of Washington

With students heading back to college all across the nation, we take a slight pause from our typical discussions on religion to examine the current state and potential future of higher education with Dr. Hunter Baker, dean of instruction at Union University, and author of two important articles on the future of higher education and Christian universities.

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