Oskar Gruenwald

ADVANCING TEACHING, LEARNING AND RESEARCH: The Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies welcomes partnerships with colleges, universities, seminaries, foundations and other scholarly organizations as well as individual academics and research teams interested in strengthening or developing interdisciplinary curricula and/or honors programs. The National Academy of Sciences’ Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research confirmed the need for interdisciplinary approaches as the most relevant methodology for addressing major dilemmas confronting humanity in the 21st century. The National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and the Association of American Universities also encourage interdisciplinary research. The educational initiative we developed predates the 2004 NAS Report by two decades: Institute for Interdisciplinary Research & International Christian Studies Association were co-founded in 1983 & following brainstorming and panels at various scholarly societies, launched a Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies: An International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Interfaith Dialogue, a refereed trilingual thematic annual, by 1989. JIS is an educational endeavor seeking a new synthesis of all the arts and sciences via intensive collegial mentoring, building a new generation of interdisciplinary scholars, thus re-inventing the university for the 21st century. Sponsoring institutions benefit by sharing an educational initiative which serves as a guide for academe, reflected in interdisciplinary curricula as the fastest-growing segment of U.S. Higher education. Adopting JIS thematic volumes as your guide to excellence in teaching and research helps you and your institution achieve strategic goals: www.jis3.org/benefits.htm. For a presentation: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies: Re-Inventing the University, contact: Oskar Gruenwald, Ph.D., JIS Editor, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, 1065 Pine Bluff Dr, Pasadena, CA 91107, USA. [email protected].