Creating contemplative studies in the Southwest: theory and practice

In this article, I offer a brief history of the Contemplative Studies initiative at Texas Christian University, then discuss some of the theoretical underpinning for our program, indicating the value of contemplative pedagogy in academia and Religious Studies in particular. I argue that such pedagog...

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Main Author: Fort, Andrew O. 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: SpringerOpen [2016]
In: International journal of Dharma Studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 4
Further subjects:B Pedagogy
B liberal arts
B Contemplative Studies
B "First person" inquiry
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