Exiles from Eden : religion and the academic vocation in America / / Mark R. Schwehn [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Schwehn Mark R. <1945->
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2020
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (160 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.12
• Soggetto topico: College teachers - United States - Intellectual life; Universities and colleges - United States - Religion; College teaching - United States - Philosophy; Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 1993.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1. The Academic Vocation; 2. Communities of Learning; 3. Spirited Inquiry; 4. Questions and Considerations; 5. Adams's Education; 6. Conclusion: Adam's Exile; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Exiles from Eden
• ISBN: 0-19-756230-2; 0-19-534626-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791598303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.