Faith in Action and Community Engagement: Realizing Mission through Immersion Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Tirres, Christopher D.; Schikore, Melanie C.
Titel	Faith in Action and Community Engagement: Realizing Mission through Immersion Experiences
Quelle	In: Christian Higher Education, 19 (2020) 1-2, S.91-108 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1536-3759
DOI	10.1080/15363759.2019.1689199
Schlagwörter	Religious Factors; Partnerships in Education; College Faculty; Immigrants; Empathy; Learner Engagement; Service Learning; Institutional Mission; Catholics; Church Related Colleges; Hispanic Americans; Religious Education; Introductory Courses; Political Attitudes; Public Policy; Emotional Response; Undergraduate Students; Undocumented Immigrants; Courts; Student Attitudes; Christianity; Illinois (Chicago) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulpartnerschaft; Fakultät; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Empathie; Service-Learning; Katholik; Kirchliche Hochschule; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Einführungskurs; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Emotionales Verhalten; Illegaler Aufenthalt; Court; Gerichtshof; Schülerverhalten; Christentum
Abstract	This article explores the merits and challenges of a community partnership that was forged between a Religious Studies professor at DePaul University and the nonprofit Interfaith Community for Detained Immigrants (ICDI). Through this partnerhip, students in a Religious Studies class participated in a set of ICDI-related, half-day immersion experiences. As qualitative data from students' reflections show, students reported having high levels of engagement and empathy through these immersion experiences. The article suggests that this form of community engaged learning is significant not only for student learning, but also for institutional identity and mission. For institutions like DePaul, where the mission is centered around faith in action, community engaged learning can be a potent site for enacting and realizing mission. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01