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Spirituality and Ethics in Education
Hanan A. Alexander
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Description for Spirituality and Ethics in Education
Paperback. This text presents an international, multicultural and interfaith forum concerning the philosophical, theological and practical foundations of ethics in spiritual education for a rapidly changing world. Editor(s): Alexander, Hanan A. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAF; HRLK; JFSL1; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Visions of the good life are conspicuously absent in contemporary culture. This has sent people searching for a sense of spirituality within themselves, in their communities and traditions, and in the transcendent that lies beyond space and time. Contemporary education has abandoned a connection with spirituality and has failed as a consequence to cultivate goodness in people. Yet there is a deep connection between ethics, spirituality, and education. For spiritual visions respond to our quest for a moral life, and the first task of education is to initiate people into communities that celebrate such as life. The book is divided ... Read more
Visions of the good life are conspicuously absent in contemporary culture. This has sent people searching for a sense of spirituality within themselves, in their communities and traditions, and in the transcendent that lies beyond space and time. Contemporary education has abandoned a connection with spirituality and has failed as a consequence to cultivate goodness in people. Yet there is a deep connection between ethics, spirituality, and education. For spiritual visions respond to our quest for a moral life, and the first task of education is to initiate people into communities that celebrate such as life. The book is divided ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781903900079
SKU
V9781903900079
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About Hanan A. Alexander
Hanan Alexander heads the University of Haifa's Center for Jewish Education, and its Project in Ethics and Education. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of Religious Education: An Interfaith Journal of Spirituality, Growth, and Transformation.
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