Acedia and Student Life: Ancient Christian Wisdom for Addressing Boredom, Distraction, and Over-Commitment in Undergraduates

Autor/in	Aijian, J. L.
Titel	Acedia and Student Life: Ancient Christian Wisdom for Addressing Boredom, Distraction, and Over-Commitment in Undergraduates
Quelle	In: International Journal of Christianity & Education, 21 (2017) 3, S.186-196 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2056-9971
DOI	10.1177/2056997117725343
Schlagwörter	Christianity; Undergraduate Students; Psychological Patterns; Anxiety; Student Motivation; Philosophy; Educational Strategies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Christentum; Angst; Schulische Motivation; Philosophie; Lehrstrategie
Abstract	Although the deadly vice of acedia is prevalent in contemporary student culture, it is often misunderstood as mere carelessness. This article reconstructs the ancient meaning of acedia, highlighting its outward markers and arguing for a complex account of its internal motivations grounded in the work of John Cassian. These insights are then applied to the experience of contemporary educators with students who are listless or distracted. Students who manifest acedia ought to be understood as not merely careless, but possibly suffering from a kind of paralysis brought on by anxiety or despair. Finally, Cassian suggests some remedies available to educators. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01