Education for Vocation in Public Life USA1 |
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| Authors: | Ernest Simmons |
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| Affiliation: | Ernest L. Simmons is Professor of Religion and Director of the Dovre Center for Faith and Learning at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. Teaching for over three decades, he has written extensively on faith and learning issues including the book Lutheran Higher Education: An Introduction (Augsburg Fortress, 1998). He currently serves as President of the Editorial Council for Dialog. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract : The Lutheran sensibility is that life is a paradox, a dialectical tension, in the midst of which one must act and live. This sensibility informs an open and dialectical educational model for liberal arts education, which encourages a dynamic interaction of faith and learning. It supports a vocational understanding of public life that cultivates critical analysis while seeking to encourage citizenship for the common good. |
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| Keywords: | education dialectical critique vocation citizenship common good |
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