John O Gross
Biographic Data
| ID | 6207477 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John O Gross |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | O Gross |
| SIGNATURE | GROSS J O |
| AFFILIATIONS | State Board of Education |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1942 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1959 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
College administration—An art and a test
The church and higher education
Our history shows that it was the Christian Church which lighted the lamps of learning on this new continent. This concern for education was not limited to the New England settlers, but was a part of the Christian movement on this continent. Out of this movement came the dynamics for the educational program that profoundly influenced all American life. Of the first 118 colleges established, 104 were church colleges founded with a distinctly Chris…
The small college is not expendable
Religion and education
The Christian college In the atomic age
The Christian college in secular society
It does not take any special research into the nature of our environment to discover that secularism has become the prevalent or prevailing atmosphere of our culture. It has been succinctly defined as practical atheism-the kind that acts as though God does not exist. Practical atheism, Dean Leroy Loemker of Emory University reminds us, is neither synonymous with iniquity nor immorality. As far as human behavior is concerned there is little marked…
Education for life
Adult education in a democracy
Educators have almost arrived at the goal of making the United States literate. Nevertheless, democracy still faces dangers. The simple hope of the nineteenth century that all perils would be removed from the young republic through the diffusion of knowledge frequently is challenged. Educators of the twentieth century recognize that democracy is threatened, not by illiteracy, but by disuse of the free mind, and by the unwillingness of citizens to…
The fourth “R”—religion
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The fourth “R”—religion
Adult education in a democracy
Educators have almost arrived at the goal of making the United States literate. Nevertheless, democracy still faces dangers. The simple hope of the nineteenth century that all perils would be removed from the young republic through the diffusion of knowledge frequently is challenged. Educators of the twentieth century recognize that democracy is threatened, not by illiteracy, but by disuse of the free mind, and by the unwillingness of citizens to…
Education for life
The Christian college in secular society
It does not take any special research into the nature of our environment to discover that secularism has become the prevalent or prevailing atmosphere of our culture. It has been succinctly defined as practical atheism-the kind that acts as though God does not exist. Practical atheism, Dean Leroy Loemker of Emory University reminds us, is neither synonymous with iniquity nor immorality. As far as human behavior is concerned there is little marked…
The Christian college In the atomic age
Religion and education
The small college is not expendable
The church and higher education
Our history shows that it was the Christian Church which lighted the lamps of learning on this new continent. This concern for education was not limited to the New England settlers, but was a part of the Christian movement on this continent. Out of this movement came the dynamics for the educational program that profoundly influenced all American life. Of the first 118 colleges established, 104 were church colleges founded with a distinctly Chris…
College administration—An art and a test
Sociology (7 works) · Mathematics education (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Religious Education and Schools (3 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (2 works) · Education Systems and Policy (2 works)