Reformation And Resilience : Lutheran Higher Education For Planetary Citizenship

Five hundred years ago the Protestant Reformation became a major turning point in Western history. As Concordia College observes this anniversary, it is appropriate to ask what is in need of reform today and what resilience remains within the tradition to help effect such reform? Born in a university setting, the dialectical interaction of faith and learning has been a hallmark of Lutheran higher education from the beginning. At its core, the liberal arts are emphasized as preparation for vocation in service to neighbor. Today, the understanding of neighbor" must be expanded to include all faith traditions and the natural world. The thesis of this book is that Lutheran liberal arts education must move beyond an anthropocentric to an ecocentric understanding of vocation in order to foster planetary citizenship and sustainability leadership. Following the structure of the college's strategic plan, this text addresses questions of reform in the areas of Whole Self, Whole Life, Whole World, and Whole College and encourages the interaction of faith with contemporary life and thought."--Back cover

• | Author: Ernest L. Simmons, Erin Hemme Froslie, Ernest L. Simmons
• | Publisher: Lutheran University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 01, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 218 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1942304307
• | ISBN-13: 9781942304302