Mediating Fruitful Encounters With Truth, Transcendence, and Difference by Teaching Critical Thinking

Cultivating a disposition of critical thinking among students and faculty can provide a means of addressing troubling cultural trends like breakdowns in public discourse, academic siloing, and disengagement from religion. This article expands the concept of critical thinking by engaging the work of...

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Published in:Religious education
Main Author: Manning, Patrick R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2018]
In: Religious education
Year: 2018, Volume: 113, Issue: 4, Pages: 380-391
IxTheo Classification:CF Christianity and Science
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KDB Roman Catholic Church
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:Cultivating a disposition of critical thinking among students and faculty can provide a means of addressing troubling cultural trends like breakdowns in public discourse, academic siloing, and disengagement from religion. This article expands the concept of critical thinking by engaging the work of John Henry Newman and Bernard Lonergan. The latter part of the article narrates how one university has integrated Lonergan's "generalized empirical method" into the curriculum and faculty development with promising outcomes for collaboration across disciplines, faculty spirituality, and facilitating difficult conversations on campus.
ISSN:1547-3201
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2018.1456107