When it first appeared in 1984 The Christian College was the first modern comprehensive history of Protestant higher education in America. Now this second edition updates the history, featuring a new chapter on the developments of the past two decades, a major introduction by Mark Noll, a new preface and epilogue, and a series of instructive appendixes.

A well-researched and informative guide to the institutional history of Protestant liberal arts education in America. . . . It should become a widely read resource on the campuses of the Christian colleges themselves, and it should serve as a valuable fount of information for the general study of American higher education.–Mark A. Noll, coauthor, Is the Reformation Over?

The updated version of William Ringenberg’s classic, The Christian College, is a valuable resource. Ringenberg notes that Christian colleges are in a stronger position with respect to American society than they have been since the 1930s. In the considerable literature commenting on this flourishing in recent decades, works tend to deal either in broad generalities or in case studies that, while insightful, are inherently limited in scope. Ringenberg’s update, like his earlier work, is comprehensive and thorough, making it essential for anyone who wants an accurate picture of the many dimensions of this growing part of American higher education.–George Marsden, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame; author of The Soul of the American University and The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship