Help me go to College

Author: Sarinah Lo
Publisher: Langham Monographs
ISBN: 9781839730528
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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In the first study of its kind, Dr. Lo challenges the Western tendency to privilege knowing over being and doing. In the context of Indonesian higher education, she demonstrates that effective integration of faith and learning must reach beyond the academic disciplines to address the formation of a Christian perspective.

Author: Sarinah Lo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780438926523
Category : College teachers
Languages : en
Pages : 269

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Most study of the integration of faith and learning focuses on cognitive aspects of the integration and are conducted in the North America contexts. This qualitative study attempts to approach the integration of faith and learning holistically that includes faith-integrated being, knowing, and doing among Christian faculty in Indonesian higher education contexts. The study focused on three areas of integration: faith and vocation (being), faith and academic disciplines (knowing ), and faith and educational practices (doing). Thirty-six participants were purposely selected and data was collected using a semi-structured interview. The findings of this study reveal that Christian faculty members in Indonesia have a strong emphasis on their faith-integrated being but less on their faith-integrated knowing and doing. Faith-integrated being is manifested in the participants0́9: conviction of calling of their vocation as faculty members; the purpose and meaning of work; work attitude, ethics, and performance; desire for personal growth; and resiliency in the face of adversities. Faith-integrated knowing does not occur substantially in the academic discipline of the participants. However, faith does make a difference in their scholarly pursuits by providing ethical and moral guidelines, shaping their attitudes and inter-and-intrapersonal relationships, and directing the purpose and application of their academic studies. Faith-integrated doing also does not occur at a substantial level. Faith is integrated in classroom practices through spontaneous integration, cultivating Christian practices and values, living out exemplary lives, and building authentic relationships with students. In sum, the integration of faith and learning for most Christian faculty members in Indonesia is centered on cultivating pietistic lives and practices. For a substantial and foundational integration to occur, this study suggests Christian faculty members in Indonesia need to be willingly equipped with biblical-theological and philosophical foundations, educational theories and practices, critical reflective practices, and a structure of support which includes personal growth, a community of believers, and a community of academics. In addition, this study proposes a new terminology 0́−faith-integrated being-knowing-doing0́+ to replace current semantic use of 0́−the integration of faith and learning0́+ that overemphasizes the cognitive domain and creates ambiguity and dualistic thinking.

Author: David R. Dunaetz
Publisher: Martel Press
ISBN: 0998617547
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 202

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“God First” is the motto of Azusa Pacific University, a Christian college in Southern California. This Festschrift celebrates the life and teaching of Gary D. Lemaster and Michael M. Whyte in honor of 20 years of service to the school. Thirteen colleagues have written essays linked to the theme of “God First” to show their appreciation to Gary and Michael. The topics include Adaptive Leadership (Rukshan Fernando), Adult Learning (Paul Kaak), Missionary Credibility (David Dunaetz), Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Stephen Lambert), Servant Leadership (Kevin Mannoia), John the Baptist (Bekele Shanko), Innovation and Leadership (Jillian Gilbert), Faith and Creativity (Theresa Tisdale), the Festschrift that C.S. Lewis Edited (Roger White), Differentiation Strategies (Marshal Wright), Leadership Educators (Shawna Lafreniere), Reconciliation in South Africa (Shuang Frances Wu), and Characteristics of Servant Leaders (Enrique Zone). All of the contributors have benefited immensely from knowing and working with Michael and Gary who serve as excellent models of what it means to incarnate Azusa Pacific University’s motto “God First.”

Author: Eleazar S. Fernandez
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498239749
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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When religious diversity is our reality, radical hospitality to people of other faiths is not a luxury but a necessity. More than necessary for our survival, radical hospitality to religious diversity is necessary if we are to thrive as a global society. By no means does the practice of hospitality in a multifaith world require that we be oblivious of our differences. On the contrary, it demands a respectful embrace of our differences because that's who we are. Neither does radical hospitality require that we water down our commitment, because faithfulness and openness are not contradictory. We must be able to say with burning passion that we are open to the claims of other faiths because we are faithful to our religious heritage. The essays in this book do not offer simply theological exhortations; they offer specific ways of how we can become religiously competent citizens in a multifaith world. Let's take the bold steps of radical openness with this book on our side!

Author: Paul Tyson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1610978188
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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Can we know truth even though certain proof is unattainable? Can we be known by Truth? Is there a relationship between belief and truth, and if so, what is the nature of that relationship? Do we need to have faith in reason and in real meaning to be able to reason towards truth? These are the sorts of questions this book seeks to address. In Faith's Knowledge, Paul Tyson argues that all knowledge that aims at truth is always the knowledge of faith. If this is the case, then--against our modernist cultural assumptions about knowledge--truth cannot be had by proof. Yet, if this is true, then mere information and simply objective facts do not (for us as knowers) exist. Knowledge is always embedded in belief, and knowledge and belief is always expressed in relationships, histories, narratives, shared meanings, and power. Hence, a theological sociology of knowledge emerges out of these explorations in thinking about knowledge as a function of faith.

Author: Hilary Bradbury
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1473927234
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 856

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The third edition of The SAGE Handbook of Action Research presents an updated version of the bestselling text, including new chapters covering emerging areas in healthcare, social work, education and international development, as well as an expanded ‘skills’ section which includes new consultant-relevant materials. Building on the strength of the previous landmark editions, Hilary Bradbury has carefully developed this edition to ensure it follows in their footsteps by mapping the current state of the discipline, as well as looking to the future of the field and exploring the issues at the cutting edge of the action research paradigm today. This volume is an essential resource for scholars and professionals engaged in social and political inquiry, healthcare, international development, new media, organizational research and education.

Author: Edward Foley
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 3643900864
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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While religion can be a source of healing, peace, and reconciliation, it can also be a trigger, if not an underlying cause, for conflict between peoples of varying beliefs. With that awareness, the International Academy of Practical Theology convened its 2007 meeting around the theme of "Religion, Diversity, and Conflict." From the multiple seminars, lectures, and studies presented at that meeting, a selection was chosen for this book. Representing contributions from four continents, and drawing upon perspectives from African traditional religions, Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, the book offers a rich introduction to the problems and promises of religion in dialogue with 21st-century diversity. Religion, Diversity and Conflict will serve as a veritable primer on the field of practical theology. (Series: International Practical Theology - Vol. 15)

Author: Peter Tze Ming Ng
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527520811
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 594

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In response to challenges from the emerging world, this book brings together essays that discuss and exemplify various related approaches to academic faith integration and explore how Christian faith should underpin, scaffold, and frame our understanding of academic disciplines, leading to practical implications for work or action in modern society and culture. Written by Christian scholars and practitioners from diverse backgrounds including the USA, the UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, and the Philippines, the contributions here all contribute a global perspective while addressing some specific issue or case in the context of Asia. They represent ingenious endeavors that illustrate the workings of a faith-integrated approach in domains as wide as higher education, business, science, psychology and counseling, politics, environment, media, social services, leadership, research, and technology. This volume will inform and inspire the reader into cross-cultural and inter-disciplinary studies particularly of religion, education, culture, society, and worldview.

Author: Eugene Stelzig
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317061632
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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Taking into account the popularity and variety of the genre, this collaborative volume considers a wide range of English Romantic autobiographical writers and modes, including working-class autobiography, the familiar essay, and the staged presence. In the wake of Rousseau's Confessions, autobiography became an increasingly popular as well as a literary mode of writing. By the early nineteenth century, this hybrid and metamorphic genre is found everywhere in English letters, in prose and poetry by men and women of all classes. As such, it resists attempts to provide a coherent historical account or establish a neat theoretical paradigm. The contributors to Romantic Autobiography in England embrace the challenge, focusing not only on major writers such as William Wordsworth, De Quincey, and Mary Shelley, but on more recent additions to the canon such as Mary Robinson, Dorothy Wordsworth, and Mary Hays. There are also essays on the scandalous Memoirs of Mrs. Billington and on Joseph Severn's autobiographical scripting of himself as "the friend of Keats." The result is an exploratory and provisional mapping of the field, provocative rather than exhaustive, intended to inspire future scholarship and teaching.

Author: Professor Eugene Stelzig
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 1409475468
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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Taking into account the popularity and variety of the genre, this collaborative volume considers a wide range of English Romantic autobiographical writers and modes, including working-class autobiography, the familiar essay, and the staged presence. In the wake of Rousseau's Confessions, autobiography became an increasingly popular as well as a literary mode of writing. By the early nineteenth century, this hybrid and metamorphic genre is found everywhere in English letters, in prose and poetry by men and women of all classes. As such, it resists attempts to provide a coherent historical account or establish a neat theoretical paradigm. The contributors to Romantic Autobiography in England embrace the challenge, focusing not only on major writers such as William Wordsworth, De Quincey, and Mary Shelley, but on more recent additions to the canon such as Mary Robinson, Dorothy Wordsworth, and Mary Hays. There are also essays on the scandalous Memoirs of Mrs. Billington and on Joseph Severn's autobiographical scripting of himself as "the friend of Keats." The result is an exploratory and provisional mapping of the field, provocative rather than exhaustive, intended to inspire future scholarship and teaching.