Altruism and the flourishing teacher: Exploring a Christian theology of love

This article responds to Chris Higgins' (2010) claim that perpetuating the myth of altruism is a factor that leads to teacher burnout, thus making "flourishing teacher" an oxymoron. It does so by exploring various views of the Christian concepts of agape, kenosis, and desire, debunkin...

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Main Author: Matthias, Laurie R. (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2016]
In: International journal of Christianity & education
Year: 2016, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 106-118
IxTheo Classification:NCB Personal ethics
RF Christian education; catechetics
Further subjects:B Burnout
B Agape
B Desire
B Education
B Giving
B Kenosis
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
Parallel Edition:Electronic