This book explores the intersections of service, justice, and faith
in higher education. It represents a conversation in progressan
attempt to understand how to help undergraduates integrate service
and spirituality for the purpose of social justice. Here a cadre of
professors and administrators critically reflect upon the divide
within academic culture between responsible, rigorous, intellectual
competence and those facets of human experience that we describe as
faith, spirituality, service, and a commitment to social justice.
Several of the contributors give candid accounts of their own
teaching experiences, sharing the importance of connecting learning
to life. In addition, there are sometimes sharply differing views on
what role, if any, service-learning, social justice, or faith should
play in guiding our work in higher education. Each chapter offers a
unique window through which we can gain a different perspective on
the themes explored in this book. The Spirit of Service provides
stimulation for widely ranging conversations about these issues at
other colleges and universities and concludes with a wealth of
suggestions and strategies. Divided into three parts, this book:
Explores the meaning, practice, and implications of religious or
spiritually motivated service Offers specific examples from faculty
for integrating faith or spiritual perspectives with service,
including what has worked and what dilemmas remain Focuses on
specific dilemmas and implications for engaging in service for social
justice
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