Exiles from Eden

Religion and the Academic Vocation in America

Mark R. Schwehn (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2005
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-517973-6 (ISBN)

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In this thoughtful and literate study, Schwehn argues that Max Weber and several of his contemporaries led higher education astray by stressing research--the making and transmitting of knowledge--at the expense of shaping moral character. Schwehn sees an urgent need for a change in orientation and calls for a "spiritually grounded education in and for thoughtfulness." The reforms he endorses would replace individualistic behavior, the "doing my own work" syndrome derived from the Enlightenment, with a communitarian ethic grounded in Judeo-Christian spirituality. Schwehn critiques philosophies of higher education he considers misguided, from Weber and Henry Adams to Derek Bok, Allan Bloom, and William G. Perry Jr. He draws out valid insights, always showing the theological underpinnings of the so-called secular thinkers. He emphasizes the importance of community, drawing on both the secular communitarian theory of Richard Rorty and that of the Christian theorist Parker Palmer. Finally, he outlines his own prescription for a classroom-centered spiritual community of scholars. Schwehn's study will interest all those concerned with higher education in America today: faculty, students, parents, alumni, administrators, trustees, and foundation officers.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.3.2005
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	142 x 210 mm
Gewicht	209 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
ISBN-10	0-19-517973-0 / 0195179730
ISBN-13	978-0-19-517973-6 / 9780195179736
Zustand	Neuware