1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462598003321

Autore

Harline Craig

Titolo

The burdens of Sister Margaret [[electronic resource] ] : inside a seventeenth-century convent / / Craig Harline

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2000

ISBN

1-283-95021-9

0-300-14370-2

Edizione

[Abridged ed., Rev. and abridged ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Disciplina

271/.97304933

Soggetti

Franciscan sisters - Belgium - Louvain

Monastic and religious life of women - History - 17th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Yale Nota bene."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-257) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- TO THE CURIOUS READER -- A NOTE ON USAGE -- DRAMATIS PERSONAE -- Prologue: Remembering -- 1. Beginning -- 2. Demons -- 3. Confessors -- 4. Despair -- 5. The Specialist -- 6. Pilgrim -- 7. Fulminations -- 8. No Balm in Bethlehem -- 9. The Burden of Bethlehem -- 10. Favorites -- 11. Almsgetting -- 12. Worldly Ways -- 13. The Visitors -- 14. Justification -- 15. Capitulation -- 16. Finis -- Epilogue -- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Based on a treasure trove of letters, this fascinating book tells the history of a seventeenth-century nun in a convent in Leuven and how her complaints-of sexual harassment, fears of demonic possession, alliances among the other sisters against her-led to her banishment from the convent on two occasions. Highly acclaimed when it was first published as a revealing look at female religious life in early modern Europe, the book is now available in an abridged paperbound version with a new preface by the author. Reviews of the clothbound edition: "A window to the past. . . . I loved, just loved, this book."-Carolyn See, Washington Post "The world Mr. Harline uncovers is a fascinating one. . . . The story of Sister Margaret gives an extra dimension of humanity to a turning point in the history of ideas."-Sonia Gernes, Wall Street



Journal "Better-than-fiction social history. . . . This is a glimpse into diaries, letters, hearts, minds, hatreds, and hopes; it will enthrall."-Christian Century "Harline's graceful writing allows the women and men in this religious community to breathe, gossip, pray with tears. . . . The Burdens of Sister Margaret helps us see the familiar Reformation in a fresh way."-Kevin A. Miller, Christianity Today "Microhistory at its best."-Larissa Taylor, Renaissance Quarterly

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910965513503321

Autore

Williams Dilafruz R. <1949->

Titolo

Learning gardens and sustainability education : bringing life to schools and schools to life / / Dilafruz R. Williams and Jonathan D. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2012

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

9781136583506

1136583505

9781136583513

1136583513

9780203156810

0203156811

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrownJonathan D

Disciplina

372.35/7

Soggetti

School gardens

Environmental education

Outdoor education

Experiential learning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Learning Gardens, Living Soil, and Sustainability Education; 1. Introduction: Modern Imperatives for Life and Learning; 2. Learning Gardens and Life's Lessons; 3. Living Soil as Metaphorical Construct for Education; Part II: Learning Gardens



Principles Linking Pedagogy and Pedology; 4. Cultivating a Sense of Place; 5. Fostering Curiosity and Wonder; 6. Discovering Rhythm and Scale; 7. Valuing Biocultural Diversity; 8. Embracing Practical Experience; 9. Nurturing Interconnectedness

10. Awakening the SensesPart III: Practice Comes Alive from the Ground up; 11.Teacher, Principal, and Superintendent Perspectives; 12. Moving Forward; Epilogue; Appendix: Selected Resources and Programs; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Offering a fresh approach to bringing life to schools and schools to life, this book goes beyond touting the benefits of learning gardens to survey them as a whole-systems design solution with potential to address myriad interrelated social, ecological, and educational issues.  The theoretical and conceptual framework presented creatively places soil at the center of the discourse on sustainability education and learning garden design and pedagogy. Seven elements and attributes of living soil and learning gardens are presented as a guide for sustainability education:  cultivating a sense of