Strategies for Faith Engagement within One's Career: The Role of Uganda Christian University in Preparing Students for Postgraduation Life

Autor/in	Rugyendo, Medard
Titel	Strategies for Faith Engagement within One's Career: The Role of Uganda Christian University in Preparing Students for Postgraduation Life
Quelle	In: Christian Higher Education, 14 (2015) 1-2, S.17-27 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1536-3759
DOI	10.1080/15363759.2015.974415
Schlagwörter	Career Development; Change Strategies; Spiritual Development; Beliefs; Church Related Colleges; Role of Education; Institutional Role; Sustainability; Educational Experience; Moral Development; Moral Values; Values Education; Developmental Studies Programs; Required Courses; Dress Codes; Christianity; Social Influences; Institutional Mission; Foreign Countries; Student Development; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsentwicklung; Lösungsstrategie; Belief; Glaube; Kirchliche Hochschule; Bildungsauftrag; Nachhaltigkeit; Bildungserfahrung; Moralische Entwicklung; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Werterziehung; Developmental studies; Developmental psychology; Study; Studies; Entwicklungspsychologie; Studium; Pflichtkurs; Kleiderordnung; Christentum; Sozialer Einfluss; Ausland
Abstract	This article examines the role of Uganda Christian University (UCU) in devising strategies for the sustenance of Christian faith in one's career for the betterment of the society despite its social ills. The current theme of UCU is "A Complete Education for a Complete Person." As a Christian university, UCU seeks to provide a positive educational experience and a strong biblical foundation for all that God will call upon its graduates to do in the years that follow. A biblical worldview should see God as the source of truth in all academic disciplines; after all, God not only made all things but he knows them intimately. Given the hostile and challenging social, political, and economic environment of Africa, and Uganda in particular, how can one keep Christian faith in his or her career? How can one remain "salt and light" of such a society? Being a Christian is no longer popular in Uganda and an alarming number of young Christians are walking away from their faith by the time they finish their university years. Mere academic knowledge should not be the sole aim of education, but rather the Christian character in one's life during education and, later on, in his or her career. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10