A Life of Witness as Wide as the Love
of God By Timothy George
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or 31 years, I was privileged to serve as the dean of Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School, and worked closely with two extraordinary leaders, Presidents Thomas E. Corts and Andrew Westmoreland. Each brought to the university a remarkable set of gifts, exactly what was needed at the time. When Andy Westmoreland was inaugurated in 2006 as Samford’s 18th president, he pledged to deepen “a commitment to that excellence that honors God.” He spoke boldly about his vision for a Christ-centered university. Rejecting the dichotomy between sacred and secular, he believed that this goal could be accomplished without sacrificing the highest standards of academic rigor.
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