I largely agree with Wellmon's assessment of large research universities. When functioning at their best, these universities should indeed be places of intellectual diversity. And yes, such communities of inquiry do have moral limitations. (I say “functioning at their best” because often times intellectual diversity is lacking. Moreover, the lefty professors that dominate most humanities departments are often some of the most outspoken moralizers on campus).
I don't teach at one of these places. I teach at a relatively small Christian college. Many view this kind of college as a place that combines liberal learning with the “moral traditions,” the “civic communities,” the “moral imagination,” and the “comprehensive vision of the good” that Wellmon writes about.
So what might Wellmon's piece mean for Christian colleges?
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