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Cedarville's Tenure Tremor

The Baptist university is embroiled in a long-running dispute over the firing of two professors.

Sarah Pulliam | posted 4/03/2008 04:15PM

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B. Robert Kreiser, an associate secretary at the AAUP, said that it will investigate whether Cedarville acted outside of its academic freedom limitations. He said that it appears that the college put the burden of proof on Hoffeditz to show that he should not be terminated.

"There's no inherent contradiction between institutions having a religiously affiliation and being respectful of principles of academic freedom and tenure," Kreiser said. "Nonetheless, we believe that to the extent these institutions consider academic community, they're expected to adhere to the principles in the community."

Cedarville is a Baptist university with a student body of about 3,000 students and is located near Dayton, Ohio.

Related Elsewhere:

Christianity Today's previous coverage of Cedarville includes:

Braking for Bloggers | Cedarville's decision to cancel Shane Claiborne lecture highlights turmoil over the school's doctrinal identity.

Two Degrees of Separation | GARBC distances itself from college after Southern Baptist endorsement.

Cedarville's Board of Trustees states why it created the Truth and Certainty statement.

Cedarville answered frequently asked questions after two professors were terminated.

Other coverage of the crisis at Cedarville includes:

Timing of Faculty Firings Spurs Investigation at Ohio College | Cedarville U. faces turmoil over rescinding of 2 professors' contracts. (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Fired Cedarville prof wins initial appeal (Baptist Press)

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another cedarville student

Posted: April 17, 2008 2:20 PM

I am saddened by the things that are going on here at Cedarville University, but what saddens me more is the disgusting handling of things by the rest of the "Christian" community. The things that are talked about on blogs and in other articles written on the issue are generally biased and have incomplete information. Most of the people criticizing Cedarville have never even visited the university. Sitting in classes everyday, I hear great men and women of God discussing Scripture in ways that are theologically sound and relevant. It is a shame that the Christian community has been so quick to attack the university instead of lifting them up in prayer. It's safe to assume that all of the people blogging about this issue don't have all the details that they think they do, since legally, Cedarville cannot disclose all the details. Talking about the presumed "facts" is just as bad as spreading false rumors. Knowing the facts and gossiping about them is sinful.

GORDON DAHL

Posted: April 15, 2008 1:24 PM


HAVING READ ALL OF THE ABOVE I STILL AM NO CLOSER TO FINDING WHAT THE MAIN REASONS ARE FOR FIREING THE TWO PROFFESORS. GORDON DAHL

Brother

Posted: April 12, 2008 12:17 AM

Friends, to those of you who are looking at this objectivly, and realizing there are many sides to the issue: I commend you. To those who believe everything that is said: I implor you to dig deeper and more carefully. To those of you who attack CU: as ask what your motivation is and just how you are following Christ in such actions. Yes, there are imperfections and a problem is at our door, and there is no guarentee that anyone is completly faultless. But we must return the the very fact that we are called to act as a family, as ONE IN CHRIST through these trials. If you are in the family, why are you fightling, looking for a fight? Thank you for a fair article Ms. Pulliam, although people still twist your words. Friends and brothers, be God honoring as you look at these issues, and do read CU's website on the issue (Truth and Certainty).

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