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Purpose:
Collegium provides Union University faculty with a concentrated opportunity to
consider the integration of faith and learning as a natural outworking of
discipleship to Jesus Christ. Through reading, reflection, dialogue, and
prayer, attending faculty grapple with the Biblical doctrines of creation,
incarnation, redemption and their implications for Christians called to the
academy. Integration is not just an intellectual issue, it is a
discipleship issue. Thus, Collegium encourages faculty to practice
spiritual disciplines, reflect on Biblical doctrine and place themselves at the
feet of Christ, the author of all knowing.
Objectives:
To develop a clearer
understanding of:
- the history of higher education in
America.
- the vision of Christian higher
education.
- the Biblical doctrines of the
Christian faith: creation, incarnation, redemption and their implications
for faculty as they consider their discipline and make contributions.
- the relationship between the
practice of spiritual disciplines and the pursuit of God at the center of
all knowing.
- how faith influences learning.
Readings for Reflection:
C.S. Lewis, Learning in Wartime;
The Weight of Glory;
Dallas Willard; The Spirit of the Disciplines;
Dietrich Bonhoeffer; The Cost of Discipleship
David S. Dockery; Integrating Faith and Learning: An Unapologetic Case
for
Christian Higher Education
Topics for Discussion:
- David S. Dockery; Integrating Faith and Learning: An
Unapologetic Case for Christian Higher Education
- Terry Morrison; InterVarsity Faculty Ministry: The Biblical Doctrines
of Creation, Incarnation, and Redemption and Implications for Faculty
- Hal Poe; An Interdisciplinary Approach to Faith
Integration
- Nancy Thomas; Faith Integration: A Matter of Discipleship
Register through the Center for Faculty Development #5378 and receive the
books at that time. Participation is limited to 12 faculty on a first come
basis.
"An appetite for knowledge and beauty exists in the human mind
and God makes no appetite in vain. We can therefore pursue knowledge as
such, and beauty as such, in the sure confidence that by doing so we are either
advancing to the vision of God ourselves or indirectly helping others to do so."
C.S. Lewis, Learning in Wartime; The Weight of Glory
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