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A Phenomenology Of The Integration Of Faith And Learning, Elizabeth C. Sites, Fernando L. Garzon, Frederick Milacci, Barbara Boothe
A Phenomenology Of The Integration Of Faith And Learning, Elizabeth C. Sites, Fernando L. Garzon, Frederick Milacci, Barbara Boothe
Fred Milacci
This phenomenological investigation examined how eight student-nominated faculty who teach at an evangelical Christian liberal arts university describe their understanding and practice of the Integration of Faith and Learning (IFL). Collected data via informal, conversational, taped interviews led to the emergence of two primary themes: the Inseparability of Faith from Practice and the Outworking of Faith in Practice. The findings of the study highlight the need to create a more conducive context in which students can learn IFL and call for a re-examination of the already murky discourse surrounding definitional aspects of IFL. The study proposes to move the discourse …
Moving Towards Faith: A Phenomenological Inquiry Into Spirituality In Adult Education , Frederick Milacci
Moving Towards Faith: A Phenomenological Inquiry Into Spirituality In Adult Education , Frederick Milacci
Fred Milacci
This study examined how eight adult education practitioners understand spirituality. The investigation defined and grounded the notion of spirituality within a specific religious/theological tradition, Christianity broadly defined. Data were collected via informal, conversational, taped interviews, and several themes emerged. The study used these results to interrogate the discourse of spirituality and found several serious problems including: the nondefinition and misuse by the discourse of the term spirituality, the hazards of individualized spirituality caused by imprecise definitions of the term, a failure to address the issues of faith substantively, and the separation in the discourse of religion from spirituality. The study …
Religious Imagery And The American Association For Adult Education: The Gospel Of The Aaae, Frederick Milacci
Religious Imagery And The American Association For Adult Education: The Gospel Of The Aaae, Frederick Milacci
Fred Milacci
Using the findings from an analysis of articles appearing in the Journal of Adult Education, this paper shows how early adult educators used religious imagery to express their fervor and enthusiasm for the field of adult education. This religious-like sense of mission and purpose among early leaders in the field was grounded in the belief that adult education could bring hope and help to a troubled world and provides a refreshing alternative to the present-day push towards professionalization.
Marketing God: A Critical Inquiry Into Spirituality In The Workplace, Frederick Milacci, Sharon Howell
Marketing God: A Critical Inquiry Into Spirituality In The Workplace, Frederick Milacci, Sharon Howell
Fred Milacci
This paper examines the way spirituality is co-opted and commodified to serve the interests of marketplace from a faith-based perspective.