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Literary Development as Spiritual Development in the Common School
Author(s) -
Newby M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of philosophy of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.501
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-9752
pISSN - 0309-8249
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9752.00056
Subject(s) - humanism , meaning (existential) , identity (music) , diversity (politics) , sociology , spiritual development , democracy , aesthetics , task (project management) , environmental ethics , psychology , personal development , focus (optics) , epistemology , social psychology , spirituality , political science , philosophy , anthropology , law , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , physics , management , optics , politics , economics , psychotherapist
The central task of this paper is to bring into focus a conception of spiritual development which is not, in essence, religious, and which, therefore, can express the meaning of personal and communal identity within the established climate of the age. Such a conception must accept cultural diversity, reflect democratic humanism and seek to promote life‐chances for children and adults in a world of high stress and rapid change.