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Learning to Love: Christian Higher Education as Pilgrimage
“What is the Christian college for, anyway?”
Whether you’re about to begin your journey at a Christian college or you’ve already embarked, this is a vital question. And you have probably been given an answer a hundred “College is to get a good job or to learn a bunch of disconnected information or it’s a social rite of passage—all within the nurturing confines of a Christian community.”
In Learning to Love, Alex Sosler deepens, widens, and magnifies a vision for higher education.
Conceiving of the Christian college as more than job preparation or the acquisition of knowledge, Sosler inspires a greater hope for education—namely one oriented toward the love of God and neighbor. This expansive vision re-imagines an education worth pursuing.
Learning to Love is perfect for students preparing for Christian higher education and those on the journey. While written with the student in mind, Sosler’s consideration of the purpose of Christian higher education is also great for faculty, staff, and administrators.
Whether you’re about to begin your journey at a Christian college or you’ve already embarked, this is a vital question. And you have probably been given an answer a hundred “College is to get a good job or to learn a bunch of disconnected information or it’s a social rite of passage—all within the nurturing confines of a Christian community.”
In Learning to Love, Alex Sosler deepens, widens, and magnifies a vision for higher education.
Conceiving of the Christian college as more than job preparation or the acquisition of knowledge, Sosler inspires a greater hope for education—namely one oriented toward the love of God and neighbor. This expansive vision re-imagines an education worth pursuing.
Learning to Love is perfect for students preparing for Christian higher education and those on the journey. While written with the student in mind, Sosler’s consideration of the purpose of Christian higher education is also great for faculty, staff, and administrators.
194 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 28, 2023
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April 26, 2025
Some really good stuff on Christian learning. It draws from rich resources from the Christian Tradition and much of it would be great conversation starters. It hits at key concepts that shape the goal (telos) of learning — namely love.
A disappointment: I think it was targeted too specifically to Christian higher education when the content could have been applied more broadly to Christians learning in various contexts.
A disappointment: I think it was targeted too specifically to Christian higher education when the content could have been applied more broadly to Christians learning in various contexts.
March 8, 2025
I recently started at a Christian liberal arts school and this is my first time in higher ed. Even though written for college students, the first portion of this book was helpful and very insightful for me!
June 1, 2023
Dr. Alex Sosler has provided students entering college (or any educational program) with a wonderful text to help them wrestle with the purpose of education. Whether you are entering college for the first time, heading into a master's degree or doctoral program, this book will help you think critically about your purpose and calling.
I loved nearly every part of this text, with really only one chapter that I found to be a bit heady; as the book is meant for new college freshmen, some may struggle to get through philosophical topics as they are presented.
But otherwise, wow. Pick this book up. You'll love it!
I loved nearly every part of this text, with really only one chapter that I found to be a bit heady; as the book is meant for new college freshmen, some may struggle to get through philosophical topics as they are presented.
But otherwise, wow. Pick this book up. You'll love it!
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