Our conversations with hundreds of Emerging Scholars at Urbana 09 precluded us from keeping up with our readings. But don't worry, we'll catch up as soon as our plane lands ;-) In its place, 1. swing by our Facebook page to see a few pictures of Emerging Scholars at Urbana 09. Note: more coming. 2. enjoy the kick-off of a series of quotes from Education for Human Flourishing: A Christian Perspective (Paul D. Spears and Steven R. Loomis, InterVarsity Press, 2009),* by considering an excerpt from the … [Read more...] about What Is Integration?
Book recommendations
Reaching the Campus Tribes
1. Do you remember the mention of Benson Hines in the May 8 Week in Review? Yesterday, I had the opportunity to chat with Benson during Road Trip 13 and bring him along to a gathering of the PSU-Hershey Christian Medical Society. If you haven't already read Reaching the Campus Tribes, I'd encourage you add to your Thanksgiving Break To-Do List swinging by Reaching the Campus Tribes to download, skim, and enjoy the pics in Benson's free on-line book exploring campus ministry in the USA. sharing your thoughts … [Read more...] about Reaching the Campus Tribes
Week in Review: Big Questions Edition
Here's the top five articles, books, websites, etc., that we've been reading or thinking about the past week. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. In addition, if you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. The Big Questions: Have our colleges and universities lost sight of their purpose? (Jerry Pattengale, Books & Culture, November/December 2009) critiques Education's End: Why Our Colleges and Universities Have Given Up on … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Big Questions Edition
Week in Review: Halloween Edition
Here's the top five articles, books, websites, etc., that we've been reading or thinking about the past week. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. In addition, if you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. Monsters and the Moral Imagination (Stephen T. Asma, Chronicle of Higher Education, October 25, 2009). With Halloween right around the corner, do you affirm the value of believing in monsters? If so, how would you share … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Halloween Edition
Called Out of Darkness
As I mentioned in Week in Review: Connections Edition, Anne Rice's Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession (Alfred A. Knopf, 2008) offers a number of comments on education. The tension which Rice wrestled with in her call as a writer speaks to a reality encountered by many in the higher education, i.e., a confusing mixture of encouragement/discouragement offered by human beings in the role of shaping/teaching youth transitioning to their respective vocational roles in the larger culture. "I took to the … [Read more...] about Called Out of Darkness