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The Heart of Learning: Spirituality in Education »

Authors: Steven Glazer, Steven Glazer, Spirituality in Education Conference, Steven Glazer
ISBN-13: 9780874779554, ISBN-10: 0874779553
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: March 1999
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Steven Glazer

Book Synopsis

This collection draws together the most important teachers and spiritual figures of our time to help students, teachers, parents, and lifelong learners understand more about why we learn and teach. The Heart of Learning shows how learning can be far more than an intellectual process - that it can be a way to connect with the mysteries and wonders both in ourselves and in the world. The book welcomes the spirit back into the learning process without dogmatism or exclusion. It provides a unified, inspiring, and immensely practical new paradigm for how learning can mean more, accomplish more, and inspire the best in each of us.

	Introduction	1
Pt. I	Sacredness: The Ground of Learning	7
1	The Grace of Great Things: Reclaiming the Sacred in Knowing, Teaching, and Learning	15
2	Educating for Mission, Meaning, and Compassion	33
3	Buddhist Education: The Path of Wisdom and Knowledge	51
4	Unlearning to See the Sacred	61
Pt. II	Identity	77
5	Education and the Human Heart	85
6	Commitment and Openness: A Contemplative Approach to Pluralism	97
7	Embracing Freedom: Spirituality and Liberation	113
Pt. III	Relationship and Community	131
8	Reassembling the Pieces: Architecture as Pedagogy	139
9	Education and the Western Spiritual Tradition	151
10	Learning as Initiation: Not-Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Healing	173
Pt. IV	Tradition and Innovation	183
11	Holistic Education for an Emerging Culture	189
12	Spirituality and Leadership	203
13	Spirituality in Education: A Dialogue	217
14	Where Do We Go from Here?	233
	Conclusion: The Heart of Learning	247
	Acknowledgments	251
	Notes and References	255
	Bibliography	259