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Schwehn Critiques Philosophies Of Higher Education He Sees As Misguided, From Weber And Henry Adams To Derek Bok, Allan Bloom, And William G. Perry, Jr., Drawing Out Valid Insights, While Always Showing The Theological Underpinnings Of The So-called Secular Thinkers. He Emphasizes The Importance Of Community, Drawing On Both The Secular Communitarian Theory Of Richard Rorty And That Of The Christian Theorist Parker Palmer. Finally, He Outlines His Own Prescription For A Classroom-centered Spiritual Community Of Scholars. Exiles From Eden Examines The Relationship Between Religion And Higher Learning In A Way That Is At Once Historical And Philosophical And That Is Both Critical And Constructive. It Calls For Nothing Less Than A Reunion Of The Intellectual, The Moral, And The Spiritual Virtues Within The World Of Higher Education In America. It Will Engage All Those Concerned With Higher Education In America Today: Faculty, Students, Parents, Alumni, Administrators, Trustees, And Foundation Officers.--résumé De L'éditeur.