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Education for Vocation in Public Life USA 1
Author(s) -
Simmons Ernest
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2010.00519.x
Subject(s) - sensibility , dialectic , faith , citizenship , sociology , vocational education , public life , the arts , liberal arts education , aesthetics , environmental ethics , political science , epistemology , pedagogy , higher education , law , philosophy , politics
Abstract : The Lutheran sensibility is that life is a paradox, a dialectical tension, in the midst of which one must act and live. This sensibility informs an open and dialectical educational model for liberal arts education, which encourages a dynamic interaction of faith and learning. It supports a vocational understanding of public life that cultivates critical analysis while seeking to encourage citizenship for the common good.