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John Baptist de La Salle : the spirituality of Christian education / edited and introduced by Carl Koch, Jeffrey Calligan, and Jeffrey Gros ; preface by Thomas H. Groome.
Van Pelt Library BX4700.L3 J635 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Classics of Western spirituality
- The classics of Western spirituality
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- La Salle, Jean Baptiste de, Saint, 1651-1719.
- La Salle, Jean Baptiste de.
- Spiritual life--Catholic Church.
- Spiritual life.
- Christian education.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 266 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Paulist Press, [2004]
- Summary:
- This volume in the Classics of Western Spirituality makes available to a broad readership a selection of the core writings of John Baptist de La Salle (1651-1719), a French priest and educator who changed the face of education in his time and whose reforms continue to influence the ways we educate our children today. Born to a wealthy family, de La Salle turned his attention early on to the education of the poor and the marginalized and, at the same time, unwittingly founded a new type of religious community: Brothers who were teachers and active religious. Through his dedication to the vocation of teaching, de La Salle instituted several procedures that are still in practice in public and parochial institutions.--student cooperative learning--tuition-free attendance--involvement of parents--student service and ownershipDe La Salle's spirituality for educators, which melds prayer and action, compassion and practicality, can be read afresh in every age: it transcends time and place.
- Contents:
- Meditations for the time of retreat
- Meditations for Sundays and feasts
- Rule and memoranda
- The conduct of the Christian schools
- The rules of Christian decorum and civility
- The duties of a Christian to God
- Explanation of the method of interior prayer
- Letters and personal documents.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-259) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0809141620
- OCLC:
- 53144652
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