Shirley A. Mullen (PhD, University of Minnesota; PhD, University of Wales) is president emerita of Houghton University in Houghton, New York, where she served as president for 15 years. She spent four decades at the forefront of Christian higher education as a professor, administrator, and president. She continues to encourage the next generation of leaders through speaking and mentoring. Mullen also serves on the boards of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), Fuller Theological Seminary, the National Association of Evangelicals, and the 1st Amendment Partnership.

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• Introduction1. Catching a Vision for a Third Way of Being in the World: My Own Story 2. A Gift We Would Not Ask For: Understanding the Origin and the Unwelcome Adventure of Middle Space3. The Middle Spaces of the Scriptures: The Invitation to a Biblical and Theological Tradition4. Counting the Cost: A Risk Analysis of Working in Middle Space5. So You Want to Prepare to Work in Middle Space?Concluding Thoughts: The Persistent Call to Courageous Middle Space

Shirley A. Mullen (PhD, University of Minnesota; PhD, University of Wales) is president emerita of Houghton University in Houghton, New York, where she served as president for 15 years. She spent four decades at the forefront of Christian higher education as a professor, administrator, and president. She continues to encourage the next generation of leaders through speaking and mentoring. Mullen also serves on the boards of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), Fuller Theological Seminary, the National Association of Evangelicals, and the 1st Amendment Partnership.

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• Introduction1. Catching a Vision for a Third Way of Being in the World: My Own Story 2. A Gift We Would Not Ask For: Understanding the Origin and the Unwelcome Adventure of Middle Space3. The Middle Spaces of the Scriptures: The Invitation to a Biblical and Theological Tradition4. Counting the Cost: A Risk Analysis of Working in Middle Space5. So You Want to Prepare to Work in Middle Space?Concluding Thoughts: The Persistent Call to Courageous Middle Space

Shirley A. Mullen (PhD, University of Minnesota; PhD, University of Wales) is president emerita of Houghton University in Houghton, New York, where she served as president for 15 years. She spent four decades at the forefront of Christian higher education as a professor, administrator, and president. She continues to encourage the next generation of leaders through speaking and mentoring. Mullen also serves on the boards of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), Fuller Theological Seminary, the National Association of Evangelicals, and the 1st Amendment Partnership.

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• Introduction1. Catching a Vision for a Third Way of Being in the World: My Own Story 2. A Gift We Would Not Ask For: Understanding the Origin and the Unwelcome Adventure of Middle Space3. The Middle Spaces of the Scriptures: The Invitation to a Biblical and Theological Tradition4. Counting the Cost: A Risk Analysis of Working in Middle Space5. So You Want to Prepare to Work in Middle Space?Concluding Thoughts: The Persistent Call to Courageous Middle Space