Can Hope Endure?: A Historical Case Study in Christian Higher Education James C. Kennedy, Caroline J. SimonSoftcover in Good Condition The spate of books written recently on Christian higher education highlights a common theme: how many colleges founded by church bodies have gradually lost their religious moorings, often culminating in what historian George Marsden calls be established non belief. "Can Hope Endure? examines the history of Hope College in Holland, Michigan, as it struggles to find a faithful middle way between secularization and withdrawal