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No Longer Invisible
By Jacobsen
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Description
Religion Matters begins with an examination of the history of religion in American society and higher education, from Protestant establishment to secular dominance to the much more complex and pluralistic dynamics of the culture today. The authors define religion carefully, identifying three different modes of faith: historic religion, public religion, and personal religion. The second half of the volume explores six educational topics where religion intersects with the core goals and purposes of college/university education: religious literacy, interfaith etiquette, framing knowledge, civic engagement, convictions, and character and vocation. The authors pose key questions: What should an educated person know about the world's religions? What does it mean to interact appropriately with members of other faiths? What assumptions and rationalities, secular or religious, shape the way we think? What values and practices, secular or religious, guide civic engagement? How do personal beliefs interact with the teaching and learning process? How might colleges and universities point students toward lives of purpose and meaning?
This volume shows that by paying careful and nuanced attention to the role of religion, educators can enhance intellectual life in any college or university.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
210
Release Date:
2012-08-03
Publication Date:
2019-11-20
Publisher:
ACADEMIC
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0199844739
ISBN13:
9780199844739
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
485 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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