Religiously Dedicated, an Uncommon Approach

Autor/inn/en	Haviland, Margaret; Eppler, Kevin; O'Brien, Jennifer
Titel	Religiously Dedicated, an Uncommon Approach
Quelle	In: Independent School, 76 (2017) 2 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-9635
Schlagwörter	Humanities Instruction; Cultural Awareness; Religion Studies; Religious Education; Religious Cultural Groups; Empathy; Change Agents; Required Courses; Ethical Instruction; World Views; Time Factors (Learning); Time on Task; Religious Factors; Private Schools; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geisteswissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Religionswissenschaft; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Kirchliche Gruppe; Religionszugehörigkeit; Empathie; Pflichtkurs; Ethics instruction; Teaching of ethics; Ethikunterricht; World view; Weltanschauung; Zeitaufwand; Private school; Privatschule
Abstract	Almost countercultural today, focusing on the humanities--examining what it means to be human, understanding our cultures, and learning to embrace what Jonathan Sacks calls the "Dignity of Difference"--provides students with the tools to reclaim our public spaces, our public dialogue, and our businesses and corporations from the venal, shallow, amoral, and even criminal. While all the humanities have their place, this article focuses on the ways in which religious studies bring a particular focus to this work. At Westtown School (Pennsylvania), where Margaret Haviland is the assistant head for faculty and program, the faculty wants their focus on Quakerism and religious studies to help create empathetic changemakers in all fields of study. While most schools are opting for fewer religion courses and requirements, Westtown has more than doubled the requirements and instructional time. This article discusses how Westtown has transformed their religious studies program to afford students the opportunity to develop and test their own ethical grounding and their empathetic approach to understanding other's beliefs and worldviews. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01