At This Time and in This Place: Vocation and Higher Education
| AUTHOR | Cunningham, David S.; Cunningham, David S.; Cunningham, David S. et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Oxford University Press (10/01/2015) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
Seeking to deepen current scholarly engagement with vocational exploration in both theory and practice, At This Time and In This Place champions the themes of calling and vocation as key elements of effective undergraduate education. Growing out of a year-long seminar sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges and its Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE), this book brings together a nationwide group of scholars from a variety of disciplines in order to produce new scholarly writing on this topic. It offers a historical and theoretical account of vocational reflection and discernment and also suggests how these endeavors can be carried out through specific educational practices. Attending both to the current state of higher education and to broader cultural trends, the contributors examine the contours of vocation from historical, theological, and philosophical perspectives. They consider the relationship between vocation and virtue, both of which encourage the cultivation of habits that lead to a life marked by flourishing and fulfillment-for oneself and for others. The authors also discuss how to engage students in actively reflecting on questions of meaning and purpose through classroom conversations, co-curricular activities, programs for community engagement, and attention to a campus's physical features. At This Time and In This Place offers a compelling argument for vocational reflection and discernment in undergraduate education and represents a significant contribution to the emerging scholarly literature in this field.
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ISBN-13:
9780190243920
ISBN-10:
0190243929
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
376
Carton Quantity:
16
Product Dimensions:
6.00 x 1.40 x 9.30 inches
Weight:
1.50 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Dust Cover
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Education | Schools - Levels - Higher
Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Education | Christian Education - Children & Youth
Dewey Decimal:
378.013
Library of Congress Control Number:
2014049715
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Seeking to deepen current scholarly engagement with vocational exploration in both theory and practice, At This Time and In This Place champions the themes of calling and vocation as key elements of effective undergraduate education. Growing out of a year-long seminar sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges and its Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE), this book brings together a nationwide group of scholars from a variety of disciplines in order to produce new scholarly writing on this topic. It offers a historical and theoretical account of vocational reflection and discernment and also suggests how these endeavors can be carried out through specific educational practices. Attending both to the current state of higher education and to broader cultural trends, the contributors examine the contours of vocation from historical, theological, and philosophical perspectives. They consider the relationship between vocation and virtue, both of which encourage the cultivation of habits that lead to a life marked by flourishing and fulfillment-for oneself and for others. The authors also discuss how to engage students in actively reflecting on questions of meaning and purpose through classroom conversations, co-curricular activities, programs for community engagement, and attention to a campus's physical features. At This Time and In This Place offers a compelling argument for vocational reflection and discernment in undergraduate education and represents a significant contribution to the emerging scholarly literature in this field.
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Editor:
Cunningham, David S.
David S. Cunningham is Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois. Until 1997 he was Associate Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in St Paul, Minnesota. His 1992 book "Faithful Persuasion: In Aid of a Rhetoric of Christian Theology" received first place in the 1990 Bross Prize competition.
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