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YOUR College...Intergration of Faith & Learning

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:24:00 GMT

Response 2 to “Integrating Faith and Learning in Higher Education” by David S. Dockery, President of The Research Institute of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission Fall Meeting September 2000

Following the Second World War, growth of higher education took place across America. Dockery says that “as we enter the 21st Century there is approximately 3,600 institutions of higher learning: 2,000 public and 1,600 private. Many of the public institutions are community colleges. Others are large research universities. Of the 1,600 private institutions almost 800 maintain some church relationship (about 400 mainline; a little less than 300 Roman Catholic; and few more than 100 Evangelical)”.

Of all these school we can identify 4 types:

1) The Private College

· independent in its operation

· few Christian commitments

· Faculty and students (with some or many board members) probably unrelated to the Christian heritage of the college

· approach to education generally as diverse and pluralistic as most public institutions

2) The Bible College

· Preparation for Church Related Vocation

· Generally study only Christian material

· Undergraduate seminary

3) The Church-Related College

· Acknowledgement of Christian heritage

· Sees itself as an academic partner with its sponsoring denomination with many faculty, students, and board members coming from that tradition

· Approach to education—two generally unrelated spheres:

a. Campus ministry and chapel programs

b. Academic curriculum and program

· Caring context for education

4) The Christian Liberal Arts College

· Strong cultural ties with sponsoring denomination/constituency

· Faculty and students conscious of denominational/constituency ties

· Board has strong tie to denomination/constituency

· Provides opportunity for examination of subject matter from a faith perspective

· Grace-filled context for education

· Approach to education grounded in Christian world and life view

· Education as a learning community—one sphere characterized by the integration of faith and learning and faith and living.

I believe my college falls under the category “Christian Liberal Arts”. The only part of the description I have not experienced at my college has to be the first two bullets. I feel like if anything at my college, there has not been an emphasis on denominational ties. But I do feel that my college exhibits the following:

· Provides opportunity for examination of subject matter from a faith perspective

· Grace-filled context for education

· Approach to education grounded in Christian world and life view

· Education as a learning community—one sphere characterized by the integration of faith and learning and faith and living

What college have you or do you attend?

Which category does that college fall under?

Why?

Do you feel like David S. Dockery’s assumptions are correct?

Fill me in...Intergrating Faith & Learning 2

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:05:15 GMT

This blog is my first in response to “Integrating Faith and Learning in Higher Education” by David S. Dockery, President of The Research Institute of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission Fall Meeting September 20, 2000.

In this article David Dockery says that “The integration of faith and learning is at the essence of authentic Christian higher education and should be wholeheartedly implemented across the campus and across the curriculum” He feels that this use to be the goal of every college in America. But suggest that after the 19^th century there was a rise of secularization and specialization. All the colleges up until this point with the exception of University of Pennsylvania and the University of Virginia were Christian based colleges.

Dockery believes that this rise created “dualisms of every kind—a separation of head knowledge from heart knowledge, faith from learning, revealed truth from observed truth, and careers from vocation”. I do not know much about the history of this division beginning to take place. As I read this in the article it was sad that I could not imagine our country having so many faith based higher education schools. I learned that most colleges in the United States have a Christian foundation.

What has pulled us away from this foundation?

Any facts about this that anyone can add?

Educate me please

Thanx!

Intergration of Faith and Learning 1

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:09:47 GMT

I attend a Christian college that strives in every class to integrate faith and learning. Not only do the professors teaching the class strive to accomplish this, but they also encourage us to do so as well. I have enjoyed this aspect about my college.I have felt like in most of the classes I have taken over the past four years each professor has done well at reaching this goal

I have enjoyed being abel to take classes that have challenged my beliefs. Most of the Bible and Religion classes I have taken have not been biased. They have challenged me to look at other cultures and beliefs outside of my own and encouraged me to understand them. I feel like my college has done a very good job at making me define what I believe and why.

Has anyone else had this oppurtnity? Positive or negative experience?

Question on Intergration of Faith and Learning

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:37:58 GMT

How would you define intergration of faith and learning?

Word for the day

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:30:59 GMT

My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love,
so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order
that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are
hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (Colossians 2:2-3)

Next Several Blogs

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:48:28 GMT

Just a heads up

It is finals week and my final project for my Information Systems class is to review some articles and write blogs on them.

So sorry for what blogs may come ;)

Get Involved!

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:45:54 GMT

Day two of my organizing christmas for S.V.Christian Ministry.

WHAT DID I GET MY SELF INTO?

Have you ever been thrown into something bigger than you thought it would be?

That is me.

I am truly enjoying this challenge.

But...

WOW!

I have been sick, have finals, papers, and a job....

But interestingly enough, i find that in the midst of my crazy schedule..i am MOST happy doing this.

I have really been shown how much, even as a "poor" college student, i really have...

I encourage everyone to get involved during this busy holiday with a local mission...i have done this before but nothing like a good reminder.

Short blog for now on this topic..but more to come on my experience...

Are we giving our worst to those in need?

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:52:37 GMT

For my leadership class I took on the project of organizing and distribution Christmas gifts for my local Christian ministry.

Today was my first day...

For five hours, I dug through three rooms of bags and boxes people had donated.

It saddened me as I began to pull out the dusty, dirty, and torn up toys.

Somehow people thought they were doing a commendable thing and that these items would be ok for another child’s Christmas gift.

It seemed to me as though it was people throwing out all the junk there children had chewed up and spit out over the years.

I wondered if at times we tend to give away our worst to the needy, whatever is left over, whatever we don’t wont.

Some happiness did come upon me throughout the day.

These moments would come when I would come across a purchased gift, one with tags still on it.

I was excited for the mom or dad that could wrap this gift up and proudly give it to their child.

Some people are saying how bad our economy is getting; let us think about how much worse it is getting for those who already have nothing.

I really have so much to be grateful for.

I encourage all to purchase a brand new gift this Christmas and donate it to your local mission.

Love is a Choice

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:40:56 GMT

Love Is a Choice
by Rick Warren

… That you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Deuteronomy 30:20 (NIV)

*** *** *** ***
Love is a choice and a commitment. You choose to love or you choose not to love.
Today we’ve bought into this myth that love is uncontrollable, that it’s something that just happens to us; it’s not something we control. In fact, even the language we use implies the uncontrollability of love. We say, “I fell in love,” as if love is some kind of a ditch. It’s like I’m walking along one day and bam! – I fell in love. I couldn’t help myself.
But I have to tell you the truth – that’s not love. Love doesn’t just happen to you. Love is a choice and it represents a commitment.
There’s no doubt about it, attraction is uncontrollable and arousal is uncontrollable. But attraction and arousal are not love. They can lead to love, but they are not love. Love is a choice.
You must choose to love God; he won’t force you to love him (Deuteronomy 30:20). You can thumb your nose at God and go a totally different way. You can destroy your life if you choose to do that. God still won’t force you to love him. Because he knows love can’t be forced.
And this same principle is true about your relationships: you can choose to love others, but God won’t force you to love anyone.
© 2008 Purpose Driven Life. All rights reserved

Beastiality

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:34:06 GMT

When I first started this blog I stated that I was going to be transparent in my blogging. I am afraid I haven’t been fully transparent because I also was starting this blog for a class assignment. So most blogs I have posted on here are a sad attempt to meet some class requirement. Well, tonight I sit at my computer needing to really post, talk, and receive feedback and advice on a true life eating at my insides issue.

So here it goes, plain and simple

I was working on some homework on my boyfriend’s computer tonight, when I noticed some weird titles of clips downloaded on his computer. Being curious, I opened them and in shock found at least five clips of beastiality.

I want to approach this issue with him in love. I do not want to embarrass him.

I am not sure of the way to go about this.

I don’t want him thinking I was snooping.

And people who look at that kind of stuff is their usually some psychological reasoning for it?

My boyfriend has been in the army 5 years, two tours in Iraq. Just gotten out and going back to school, I know the things he has gone through can cause some major psychological problems, but he has seemed ok. This kind of issue seems that it may stem from something else though…

We have only been dating 6 months.

I am just shocked….i just don’t know what to do