Item Detail
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13635
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18
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2
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English
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By Study and Also by Faith : The Faculty at Brigham Young University Responds
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BYU Studies
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1999
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38
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no.4
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157-75
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Several years ago, Wilson administered a survey to the BYU faculty. One of the questions asked whether they felt they had more or less freedom in teaching their subject at BYU than elsewhere. Almost 700 faculty members responded to that question. Of those who responded, almost 88% felt they had more freedom in their teaching at BYU than elsewhere. Another question asked about the weighting of religion vs. academic freedom. About 75% believed that the religion/academic freedom atmosphere at BYU was balanced 'about right.' A large majority also favored the foundation of faith over reason in the face of a conflict between the two. Appended to the article is the actual survey and the results to each of the questions
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