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Reframing Poverty For Christian Students, James Hensley

Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry

This paper presents a project in which I led a group of students at a suburban Christian school in experiences that challenged them to be more engaged with those in their community who are experiencing an economic disadvantage. At the outset, the two presenting problems were: (1) a lack of experience with those who are at an economic disadvantage; and (2) a prevalence of troubling attitudes about poverty, namely, ambivalence toward helping people who live in poverty. A lack of concern for the poor is contrary to the teachings of Jesus. In response to this problem, two teachers and I …

From The Publisher And Editor, Mark Wilhelm, Jason A. Mahn

Intersections

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Laboratories For Living In A Diverse World, Bishop Elizabeth Eaton

Intersections

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Why Interfaith Work Is Not A Luxury: Lutherans As Neighboring Neighbors, Martha E. Stortz

Intersections

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The Promise And Peril Of The Interfaith Classroom, Matthew Maruggi

Intersections

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Mapping Interfaith Encounters, Callista Isabelle

Intersections

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Interfaith Campus Organizing At California Lutheran University, Allison Bermann, Mehak Sachdev

Intersections

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Full Issue, Number 44, Fall 2016, The Congregational And Synodical Mission Unit, The Evangelical Lutheran Church In America

Intersections

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Risky Speech--Gifted Friendships, Sonja Hagander

Intersections

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Negotiating Legitimate And Conflicting Values, Mark Hanson, Eboo Patel, Katie Baxter

Intersections

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Religious Diversity And The Vocation Of A Lutheran College, Darrell Jodock

Intersections

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Book Review: Francis Of Rome & Francis Of Assisi: A New Spring In The Church, Ronald R. O'Dwyer S.J.

Journal of Catholic Education

Book review of Francis of Rome & Francis of Assisi: A New Spring in the Church (2014), by Leonardo Boff.

Dimensions Of Spirituality Fostered Through The Pulse Program For Service Learning, Michelle C. Sterk Barrett

Journal of Catholic Education

Cultivating spiritual development is central to the mission of Catholic higher education institutions. Studies demonstrate that service learning is a pedagogical method through which spiritual development can be fostered among undergraduates. This study builds upon prior research to analyze whether spiritual growth occurred and which dimensions of spirituality changed most significantly for students participating in the Boston College PULSE Program for Service Learning. PULSE is a year-long experience integrating weekly service with coursework in philosophy and theology through structured reflection. Quantitative findings indicate that nearly 80 percent of study participants grew spiritually. Results indicate that the most significant change occurred …

War Of The Worlds: Music And Cosmological Battles In The Balinese Cremation Procession, Michael B. Bakan

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

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This article explores processional action as a form of cosmological intervention in Hindu-Balinese cremation processions, focusing on the multiple and intersecting functions of a particular type of Balinese instrumental music ensemble: the gamelan beleganjur. It explores the alternately “enlivening and protective aspects” (DeVale 1990, 62) that underlie the use of beleganjur music in the ngaben, or cremation ritual, showing how beleganjur’s sonic power and rhythmic drive serve to combat malevolent spirit beings, strengthen and inspire processional participants in their efforts to meet challenging ritual obligations, and grant courage to the souls of deceased individuals embarking on their …

Wanted: A Spiritual Pursuit Through Jail, Among Outlaws, And Across Borders (Book Review), Howard Schaap

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Reviewed Title: Wanted: A Spiritual Pursuit Through Jail, Among Outlaws, and Across Borders by Chris Hoke. New York: Harper One, 2015. 360 pp. ISBN: 9780062321367.

You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power Of Habits (Book Review), Shelbi Gesch

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Reviewed Title: You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habits by James K. A. Smith. Grand Rapids Press, 2016. 224 pp. ISBN: 9781587433801.

Coaching Athletes And Leading Students, Jeff Schouten

Pro Rege

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Linking Heart And Head As Parallel Systems: A Response To James K. A. Smith's You Are What You Love, Donald Roth

Pro Rege

This article is a response to James K. A. Smith's book You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit (Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2016). 210 pages. ISBN: 9781587433801

Alumnus Wins "Nobel Prize For Blindness": Blind Theology Grad Creates Braille Code For Biblical Languages, Danni Francis

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

"Ray McAllister, a blind alumnus of Andrews University, coded Braille for Hebrew and won what some consider to be "The Nobel Prize for Blindness.""

Teaching English To North Korean Refugees At Banseok School In South Korea: An Interview With Amanda Decesaro, Alzo David-West, Amanda Decesaro

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

This interview addresses teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) to young-adult North Korean refugees at Banseok School (Pansŏk Hakkyo) in Seoul. A Christian institution supported by Sarang Church (Sarang ŭi Kyohoe), the school offers education, mentorship, and volunteer services in preparation for university admission in South Korea and for the anticipated reunification of the two Koreas. Amanda DeCesaro discusses her volunteer conversation class and methods, student learning needs and social hierarchies, emotions in the language classroom, attitudes toward English, interactions with other learners, and how educators should knowledgeably and compassionately engage North Korean refugee students. The interview was conducted …

Empowering English Language Teachers Through History, Eun-Young Julia Kim

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

TESOL training programs typically offer courses in methods and pedagogy, along with other classes to equip future English language teaching (ELT) professionals with essential teaching skills and knowledge. Not as frequently offered or required, however, is a course focusing on critically examining political and philosophical aspects of ELT. This article discusses why I believe it is important for TESOL curriculums to include topics on the diachronic development and synchronic variations of the English language and to engage students in topics that would allow them to critically examine embedded power relations in ELT. By reflecting on my own classroom experience as …

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International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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Editorial: A Time For Change, Xuesong (Andy) Gao, Michael Lessard-Clouston

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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The Reception In Jamaica Of Non-Native Speakers Of Jamaican Creole, Mary Hills Kuck

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

This study examines how non-native speakers of Jamaican Creole, including Christian and other foreign English teachers, are received by the Jamaican speech community. One way for foreign Christian English teachers to establish mutuality and interdependence, or accompaniment (Padilla, 2008, p. 87), that can counteract the historical instruction that resulted in a superior/inferior relationship between the expatriate teacher and the English learner is to have a working knowledge of Jamaican Creole, a source of identity and culture for Jamaicans. However, a survey of upwardly mobile Jamaicans suggested that some 30% of respondents believed that the Jamaican language should not be shared …

Language Partners: The Church, Multiple Languages And Esl, Marlene E. Schmidt

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

The lack of the diversity of languages in most churches, combined with the growing number of U.S. residents with a language other than English, points to a potential dilemma for local congregations about how to acknowledge and embrace the linguistic diversity already within the congregation. How should churches respond to speakers of other languages, especially those within their congregation? What should be the role and attitude of the church when dealing with this dilemma? This article examines the biblical and professional rationale for starting a language partnership ESL ministry as a solution. In addition, a discussion of the experience of …

Reviews, Megan Reiley, Shalom Bay, Cristy Brink

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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Tribute To E.L. Hebden Taylor (1925-2006): British Export To North America, Steve Bishop

Pro Rege

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Editors' Introduction, Mary K. Mccullough, Ph.D., Karen Huchting, Martin Scanlan

Journal of Catholic Education

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The Spirituality Of Immersion: Solidarity, Compassion, Relationship, Michael E. Lovette-Colyer

Engaging Pedagogies in Catholic Higher Education (EPiCHE)

While the term spirituality can be problematic, obscuring as much as revealing, immersion experiences cannot be understood fully without exploring the contours of what can only be described as spirituality. To the extent that they work, immersions effect change when they speak to the deepest longings of the heart. While manifesting in many different ways, the spirituality of immersion revolves around three major components: solidarity, compassion, and relationship. The spirituality of immersion is a developed relationality, a desire to enter into richer, wider, more expansive relationships with others, which naturally leads into deeper relationship with God.