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The Sun Shines for Everyone: Creating Community Solar Business Models That Include Culturally and Geographically Diverse Low-Income Americans
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Play & Wisdom: Liturgy and the Liberal Arts
No full textIt is commonplace today to lament the commodification of education, particularly in the liberal arts. More than ever, it seems, politicians, social critics, parents, students, administrators, and even professors see education as a means to an end. Unfortunately, such a view of education not only restricts its scope, but also stifles the human spirit. In this lecture, Dr. McInerny will present an alternative view of the liberal arts as rooted in a theological account of play. Understood as those acts that are ends in themselves, play is a fundamental aspect of human existence. It reflects our status as being made in the image of God. But, how can we put such a strange vision of education into practice? Ultimately, it is the spirit of Benedictine liturgical practice that provides the key
The Land, the Forest, and the Place of Agriculture at Saint John\u27s
Get PDFTom Kroll speaks about the acquisition of acreage with a focus on the shift that has occurred in the past 50 years; the sale of the farm, the reclamation of wetlands, and attention to the hardwood forest
Renewing the Vision of Benedictine Education: Reflections on the Teachings of Pope Francis for our Institutions
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Formed for Diverse Communion: Toward Developing An Ecumenical Formation Process for New Members of Holy Wisdom Monastery’s Sunday Assembly
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Integrative Learning for Practical Wisdom
Get PDFWhy is “the very kind of knowledge that people need to live well—what we call practical wisdom—the least understood, the hardest to learn, and often the most devalued kind of knowledge?”6 This essay will explore the second question: Why is practical wisdom the hardest kind of knowledge to learn