Exiles from Eden : religion and the academic vocation in America / Mark R. Schwehn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwehn, Mark R., 1945- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers--United States--Intellectual life.

College teachers.

Universities and colleges--United States--Religion.

Universities and colleges.

College teaching--United States--Philosophy.

College teaching.

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Schwehn argues that Max Weber and several of his contemporaries led higher education astray by stressing research-the making and transmitting of knowledge-at the expense of shaping moral character. Schwehn sees an urgent need for a change in orientation and calls for a "spiritually grounded education in and for thoughtfulness." The reforms he endorses would replace individualistic behavior, the "doing my own work" syndrome derived from the Enlightenment, with a communitarian ethic grounded in Judeo-Christian spirituality. Schwehn critiques philosophies of higher education he considers misguided, from Weber and Henry Adams to Derek Bok, Allan Bloom, and William G. Perry Jr. He draws out valid insights, always showing the theological underpinnings of the so-called secular thinkers.

Contents:

Contents; 1. The Academic Vocation; 2. Communities of Learning; 3. Spirited Inquiry; 4. Questions and Considerations; 5. Adams's Education; 6. Conclusion: Adam's Exile; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1993.

Description based on print version record and publisher information.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-756230-2

0-19-534626-2

OCLC:

1047548516