cover image Killing the Spirit

Killing the Spirit

Page Smith. Penguin Books, $11 (336pp) ISBN 978-0-14-012183-4

Smith, who seeks to restore the modern university as a true ``academic community,'' advocates a combination of Christian tradition and secular democracy. ``To the continuing debate about the ills of American higher education, Smith . . . contributes probing, provocative insights,'' said PW. (Apr.)