Encountering Faith in the Classroom: Turning Difficult Discussions Into Constructive EngagementMiriam Rosalyn Diamond Stylus Pub., 2008 - 219 pages When faculty unexpectedly encounter students' religious ideologies in the classroom, they may respond with apprehension, frustration, dread, or concern. Instructors may view this exchange as a confrontation that threatens the very heart of empirical study, and worry that this will lead to a dead-end in the learning process. The purpose of this book is to explore what happens--and what can happen--in the higher education, and even secondary school, classroom when course content meets or collides with students' religious beliefs. It also considers the impact on learning in an environment where students may feel threatened, angry, misunderstood, or in which they feel their convictions are being discredited, This is a resource that offers ways of conceptualizing, engaging with, and responding to, student beliefs. This book is divided into three sections: student views on the role of religion in the classroom; general guidelines for responding to or actively engaging religious beliefs in courses (such as legal and diversity considerations); and specific examples from a number of disciplines (including the sciences, social sciences, humanities and professional education). Professors from public, private, and religious institutions share their findings and insights. The resounding lessons of this book are the importance of creating a learning space in which students can express their beliefs, dissonance, and emotions constructively, without fear of retribution; and of establishing ground rules of respectful discussion for this process to be valuable and productive. This is an inspirational and practical guide for faculty navigating the controversial, sensitive--yet illuminating--lessons that can be learned when religion takes a seat in the classroom. |
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Page 175
... reality that systematically interjecting nonlegal per- spectives enhances the study of law . Yet , when it comes to the sensitive topics of religion and spirituality , the change has not been as dramatic . Though various law professors ...
... reality that systematically interjecting nonlegal per- spectives enhances the study of law . Yet , when it comes to the sensitive topics of religion and spirituality , the change has not been as dramatic . Though various law professors ...
Page 195
... realities . Some of these nonbelievers are prosely- tizers ; some are strictly scientific ; some are inveterate questioners like Socra- tes ; and others are militantly dogmatic and aggressive in their disdain for religio - spirituality ...
... realities . Some of these nonbelievers are prosely- tizers ; some are strictly scientific ; some are inveterate questioners like Socra- tes ; and others are militantly dogmatic and aggressive in their disdain for religio - spirituality ...
Page 198
... reality , our ignorance is no better or worse than our students ' . Although each of us has spent our adult lifetimes studying and / or practicing religion and spirituality , what we are actually able to penetrate and to enjoin about ...
... reality , our ignorance is no better or worse than our students ' . Although each of us has spent our adult lifetimes studying and / or practicing religion and spirituality , what we are actually able to penetrate and to enjoin about ...
Contents
FAITH AND REASON | 3 |
Wingspread Declaration on Religion and Public Life | 20 |
UNDERGRADUATE PERSPECTIVES ABOUT RELIGION | 33 |
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