Welcome to College: A Christ-Follower's Guide for the Journey [Paperback]

Jonathan Morrow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 5, 2008

In this engaging guide, Jonathan Morrow encourages students to consider and engage the issues they will face in the dorm, on campus, and in the college classroom. A great gift idea for all high school graduates!

Editorial Reviews

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"Wow! What a book! Quite frankly, this is the book I've been waiting for the last forty years to give to college students. It is the single best volume I have ever read for preparing students for how to follow Jesus and flourish as his disciple in college." -- J.P. Moreland, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University

"Jonathan has both the intellectual resources as well as the practical experience to provide an effective students' survival guide to university life. I'm impressed with the wide array of issues he discusses, from intellectual challenges to financial problems to sexual snares to getting enough sleep! All this is done in easily digestible bits for the student on the run." -- William Lane Craig, Theologian and author, Reasonable Faith

"Reading this book is like having your own personal mentor and friend to guide you through the rough rapids of college life. College is a great experience, but it can also be faith-shattering if you are not adequately prepared. This book is perfect for the high school senior who is curious about what college life will be like. It is also helpful to the college student who is dealing with the day-to-day challenges and questions faced both in and out of the classroom. -- Mark Schmahl, Pastor of Student Ministries Believers' Chapel, Murfreesboro, TN

"This book will prepare anyone who is either enrolled in college or is planning to go to college for the daily challenges Christians deal with on campus. Jonathan Morrow is aware of the real college world and is dead-on with his excellent insight." -- Blake Smith, Junior, Texas Tech University

"Unpacking biblical truths, Welcome to College is a treasure book of wisdom that will literally save lives and help build a culture of life." -- Kelly Monroe Kullberg, Author, Finding God Beyond Harvard: The Quest for Veritas

"Whether you are an incoming freshman or upperclassman, Jonathan provides straightforward, practical insight for dealing with current issues regarding living the Christian life on campuses everywhere. Not only is this a great read, but you will find a place to turn to when questions or struggles show their face." -- Taylor McCabe, Junior, Baylor University

"Wow! What a book! Quite frankly, this is the book I've been waiting for the last forty years to give to college students. It is the single best volume I have ever read for preparing students for how to follow Jesus and flourish as his disciple in college." --J.P. Moreland, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University

"Jonathan has both the intellectual resources as well as the practical experience to provide an effective students' survival guide to university life. I'm impressed with the wide array of issues he discusses, from intellectual challenges to financial problems to sexual snares to getting enough sleep! All this is done in easily digestible bits for the student on the run." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Reading this book is like having your own personal mentor and friend to guide you through the rough rapids of college life. College is a great experience, but it can also be faith-shattering if you are not adequately prepared. This book is perfect for the high school senior who is curious about what college life will be like. It is also helpful to the college student who is dealing with the day-to-day challenges and questions faced both in and out of the classroom. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Kregel Publications (February 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825433541
• ISBN-13: 978-0825433542
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,783 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jonathan Morrow is the founder of www.thinkChristianly.org. He is the author of Think Christianly: Looking at the Intersection of Faith and Culture, Is God Just a Human Invention?: And Seventeen Other Questions Raised by the New Atheists (with Sean McDowell), Welcome to College: A Christ-follower's Guide for the Journey, and contributed the chapter "Introducing Spiritual Formation" to Foundations of Spiritual Formation: A Community Approach to Becoming Like Christ. Jonathan also contributed several articles to the Apologetics Study Bible for Students. He graduated with an M.Div. and an M.A. in philosophy of religion and ethics from Talbot School of Theology and is currently the equipping pastor at Fellowship Bible Church. His books have been featured on shows like Family Life Today, Point of View with Kerby Anderson, God and Culture, Apologetics 315, and The Janet Mefferd Show and websites like Stand to Reason and The Point with John Stonestreet.

Customer Reviews

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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FIVE Reasons to buy this book, February 20, 2008

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Michael Good (Newport, RI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Welcome to College: A Christ-Follower's Guide for the Journey (Paperback)

Welcome to College is an outstanding work! As wise as it is current. Here are FIVE reasons why you should buy this book today.

1. Relevant. Welcome to College is focused on college students--on their concerns, on their needs, and on this pivotal time of their lives. But it is not just a book for college students. It is for anyone who knows, interacts with, teaches, ministers to, parents, or is involved with college students (or college age folks). Welcome to College is a worthy read, no matter your age.

2. Accessible. These chapters come out of a life lived. They are practical, thought out, lived out insights into a Christian life. Not just Jonathan's life, but all of those he's served, worked with, and befriended--a vast number of whom are college students. He's lived this stuff.

3. Diverse subjects. Welcome to College synthesizes subject matter normally not found together. Practical `how to's' like how to deal with syllabus shock, bad roommates, alcohol use and abuse, are combined with intellectual challenges that many young people face on campuses like how Christianity and Science relate and what sort of things we can actually know to be true. Not to mention questions of Christian spirituality, like how to come to know God's will, how become more like Jesus, and Biblical man and womanhood. This is a timely handbook.

4. Great resource. Jonathan has thought through these many issues to provide a ready reference for the most common questions, concerns, and difficulties a college student will face. But knowing that every person is unique and generally will need more of one thing than another, he also provides an abundance of suggested readings and resources (internet and other) if one desires to dig more deeply into any of these issues.

5. This book is an integrated expression of a Christian worldview and a great gift to the next generation of Christendom.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for a variety of audiences, February 25, 2008

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Matt D. Getz (Tustin, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Welcome to College: A Christ-Follower's Guide for the Journey (Paperback)

Obviously this is written for Christian students entering a secular university, but its uses extend well beyond that narrow audience. Anyone who struggles with one or more of the plethora of topics listed in the Table of Contents will find that chapter insightful, concise, accessible, and practical. There are always discussion questions and suggested further reading, if one wants to go deeper into that subject.

I strongly recommend this book for the above reasons, and also because it's obvious that Mr. Morrow has a strong grasp on such a diversity of subjects, both intellectually and existentially. Very few people could write a book with this wide a swath and do it well -- Morrow is one.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great and much needed book!, February 19, 2008

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Brad Walton (Ca, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Welcome to College: A Christ-Follower's Guide for the Journey (Paperback)

This is a great insight into college life for a Christian student. It's written from a "I've been there" perspective and really hits home for those of us still in college. Highly recommend for anyone going into or in college, especially if you have any questions on what it means to be a Christian in an environment where the right answer is not always clear. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!