In order to survive in an increasingly pluralistic culture, Christian colleges and universities must remain firmly anchored in their theological and spiritual heritage, and uphold a fundamentally Christ-centered worldview as the lens through which they provide education, an expert in Christian higher education has warned.
Dr. Kevin Mannoia, the former president of the National Association of Evangelicals who currently serves as chaplain at Azusa Pacific University, chair of the Wesleyan Holiness Consortium, and president of International Council of Higher Education, explained in an interview last week that in previous years, the United States operated from a “predominantly Christian worldview.”
However, that is becoming less and less true.
“We are increasingly operating in a pluralistic culture,” Mannoia said, explaining that today, Christian colleges’ commitments on sexuality, abortion, and other cultural issues are constantly challenged.
“Our culture has said abortion and same sex marriage is okay,” he said. “Our culture says marriage is a civil institution. Our culture says lifestyles and even gender and sexual orientation are not a factor. Those are some cultural positions that are inherently at odds with a historic Christian worldview.”
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