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Stewarding Studentship: Navigating Faith and Learning in the Graduate Experience

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 Division: Academe  Author(s): Robert H. Woods Jr., David K. Enns, Elaine V. Fung  Category: Coming Soon, Culture, Ethics, Historical Studies, Interpersonal Communication, Missiology, Religious Language, Theology and Communication, Theory  ISBN: 978-1-959685-49-4  Dimension: 6 x 9  Share: More Details
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Christian graduate students often enter environments where intellectual rigor is high but spiritual support is limited. Stewarding Studentship: Navigating Faith and Learning in the Graduate Experience brings together student voices from across disciplines to illuminate what it means to pursue advanced study while remaining rooted in the Christian tradition. In settings where faith is sidelined or simply overlooked, these authors—these students—offer honest accounts of the tensions, hopes, and daily practices that sustain them.

 

Each chapter blends personal narrative with practical wisdom, showing how emerging scholars integrate their faith into research, teaching, leadership, and community life. Rather than abstract theory, readers encounter lived examples: navigating departmental expectations, discerning vocation, cultivating healthy mentoring relationships, building Christian community, and bearing witness with humility and courage.

 

This volume fills a long‑standing gap in conversations about faith‑learning integration by centering the graduate student experience. It invites readers into a burden‑bearing community of peers and mentors who have walked this path and are eager to guide others along the way. For current and future graduate students, this book offers companionship and a compelling vision of studentship as a form of faithful stewardship.

About the author(s)

David K. Enns

David K. Enns

David K. Enns (PhD, Liberty University) is a pastor at GateWay Bible Church, Santa Cruz, CA, and scholar specializing in communication, digital engagement, and religious rhetoric. His research explores how religious worldviews interpret Christianese, the slang and jargon unique to Christian culture. He holds an MA in Christian Ministry and dual BM degrees in Theory/Composition and Music Management. With a background spanning entertainment, media, and theology, David brings a distinct perspective to communication, storytelling, and cultural engagement. He is passionate about bridging gaps in religious rhetoric and its impact on faith communication in digital and public spaces.

Elaine V. Fung

Elaine V. Fung

Elaine V. Fung (PhD, Regent University) is a post-doc fellow with the Christianity and Communication Studies Network. Her research interests include organizational and interpersonal communication. Her dissertation titled Linking in Faith, Gender, Leadership, and Digital Communication: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities Women Presidents’ and Provosts’ LinkedIn explored the complex intersection of faith, gender, leadership, and digital communication through the lens of standpoint theory.

Robert H. Woods Jr.

Robert H. Woods Jr.

Robert H. Woods Jr. (JD, PhD, Regent University) served as Professor of Communication and Media at Spring Arbor University for 20 years. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the Christianity and Communication Studies Network (CCSN) (www.theccsn.com), a non-profit network providing resources and training on faith-learning integration in the field of communication studies. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the CCSN’s imprint, Integratio Press. Dr. Woods has served as the President of the Religious Communication Association (RCA) and was named Scholar of the Year by RCA. He is the recipient of multiple research and scholarship awards and the editor/author of over a dozen books. Most recently, Dr. Woods is the co-author with Paul Patton on Everyday Sabbath: How to Lead Your Dance with Media and Technology in Mindful and Sacred Ways and Professing Christ: Christian Tradition and Faith-learning Integration in Public Universities. His book co-authored with Kevin Healey (University of New Hampshire), titled Ethics and Religion in the Age of Social Media: Digital Proverbs for Responsible Citizens received the Book of the Year Award from RCA. He recently served as a visiting scholar at Trinity Western University.

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