V. Whole college. Further reading / Ms. Virginia Connell. Lutheran liberal arts education: nurturing vocation for planetary citizenship / Dr. Ernest Simmons -- The Wittenberg Door: reconsidering Martin Luther's reforming conscience / Dr. Roy Hammerling -- Sustainability and the transformation of education / Dr. Kenneth Foster -- Assuming responsibility for the commons: Lutheran higher education in a world of unscripted problems / Dr. Per Anderson -- II. Whole self. Introduction / Dr. Faith Ngunjiri -- The humble self / Dr. Larry Papenfuss -- Sustainability through the hermeneutic of the gift / Dr. Mark Krejci -- Vocation and values in the ethical leadership classroom / Dr. Faith Ngunjiri -- Educating the whole, broken self / Dr. Erika Claire Strandjord -- III. Whole life. Introduction / Dr. Jonathan Clark -- Accepting science into our community, naturally / Dr. Joseph Whittaker Power relationships in education: cultivating leaders / Dr. Susan Larson -- Engagement in a fast-paced world / Mr. Ronald Twedt -- Building voice: understanding changing perceptions of authorship and audience in the digital environment / Ms. Laura Probst -- Contextualizing a whole life: Luther, Islam, and Mission / Dr. Jonathan Clark -- IV. Whole world. Introduction / Dr. Richard Chapman -- Learning from other religions: what Jains might teach Lutherans about sustainability and the forgiveness of sins / Dr. Anne Mocko -- Explicating Gandhian principles for world reformation - satya, swadeshi, and sarvodaya / Dr. Abhijit Ghosh -- Sustaining the mission of Concordia: student moral formation in the age of adjuncts / Dr. Timothy Hiller -- Learning to renovate the dream: a trinity of resilience / Dr. Richard Chapman -- The whole world is in trouble, so what can we do about it? / Dr. Lela Zakhirova -- V. Whole college. Introduction Dr. Kristi Loberg -- Towards a holistic learning experience: embracing the full scope of a residential liberal arts education / Dr. Kenneth Foster -- The liberal arts and professional programs: moving from dissonance danger zone to opportunities for synergy / Dr. Cynthia Carver -- Music at Concordia College: sustaining the garden / Dr. Leigh Wakefield -- Music, nature, and the development of compassionate citizenship / Dr. Michael Culloton -- The residence hall as laboratory for planetary citizenship / Ms. Mikal Kenfield -- VI. Case studies. Introduction / Dr. Stephanie Ahlfeldt -- Technology waste and sustainability: community-based research in the computer-mediated communication capstone / Dr. Stephanie Ahlfeldt -- Supporting student ingenuity for sustainability immersion / Ms. Nathalie Rinehardt -- Teaching climate change in fulfillment of the call to love one's neighbor / Dr. Darrell Stolle^^^ V. Whole college. Introduction The elephant in the room: helping first-year college students rethink the value of food / Dr. Joan Kopperud -- Embracing limits in creating a responsible scientist-citizen / Dr. Graeme Wyllie -- Conclusion / Dr. William Craft -- Further reading / Ms. Virginia Connell.
Summary:
"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.
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