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Thirsting for God in the Classroom: A Meditation on Psalm 42:1–8
Author(s) -
Brown William P.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
teaching theology and religion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1467-9647
pISSN - 1368-4868
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9647.00173
Subject(s) - meditation , humility , desert (philosophy) , psychology , aesthetics , art , pedagogy , philosophy , theology , epistemology
. This brief meditation on teaching was shared at a gathering of mid‐career theological school teachers for a retreat in Scottsdale, Arizona. It draws upon the author's familiarity with the desert to provide a metaphoric exploration of the “desiccation and delight” that surprises us repeatedly in our classrooms and instructs us in humility and hope.