‘Why would you want a new statement of faith?” That was the question I asked in spring 1996, while candidating for the provost position at Westmont. It was provoked by two things. First, my reading of the Long Range Planning Report of 1995, which suggested that Westmont’s statement should be reviewed. And second, by my own gut-level sense that an institution shouldn’t change its faith statement. After all, our core beliefs don’t change. So why should we change our description of those beliefs? 1 Column Content Background Color White Ali...