Heart of Learning : Spirituality in Education

by Glazer, Steven

• ISBN13: 9780874779554
• ISBN10: 0874779553
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Tarcher

Summary

Incisive essays by Parker Palmer, Rachel Naomi Remen, and the Tibetan lama Dozgchen Ponlop Rinpooche examine how unique, individual experiences of the sacred can profoundly enrich how we learn and teach.

Author Biography

Steven Glazer organized the Naropa Institute's landmark conference, "Spirituality in Education," from which this book was created. Long active in the not-for-profit educational world, he has taught in the Newton, Massachusetts, public schools, and lives in Patagonia, Arizona.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Part I: Sacredness: The Ground of Learning	7	(70)
1. The Grace of Great Things: Reclaiming the Sacred in Knowing, Teaching, and Learning	15	(18)
PARKER J. PALMER
2. Educating for Mission, Meaning, and Compassion	33	(18)
RACHEL NAOMI REMEN, M.D.
3. Buddhist Education: The Path of Wisdom and Knowledge	51	(10)
THE DZOGCHEN PONLOP RINPOCHE
4. Unlearning to See the Sacred	61	(16)
JEREMY HAYWARD
Part II: Identity	77	(54)
5. Education and the Human Heart	85	(12)
HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA
6. Commitment and Openness: A Contemplative Approach to Pluralism	97	(16)
JUDITH SIMMER-BROWN
7. Embracing Freedom: Spirituality and Liberation	113	(18)
BELL HOOKS
Part III: Relationship and Community	131	(52)
8. Reassembling the Pieces: Architecture as Pedagogy	139	(12)
DAVID W. ORR
9. Education and the Western Spiritual Tradition	151	(22)
JOHN TAYLOR GATTO
10. Learning as Initiation: Not-Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Healing	173	(10)
JOAN HALIFAX
Part IV: Tradition and Innovation	183	(64)
11. Holistic Education for an Emerging Culture	189	(14)
RON MILLER
12. Spirituality and Leadership	203	(14)
DIANA CHAPMAN WALSH
13. Spirituality in Education: A Dialogue	217	(16)
RABBI ZALMAN SCHACHTER-SHALOMI
HUSTON SMITH
14. Where Do We Go from Here?	233	(14)
VINCENT HARDING
Conclusion: The Heart of Learning	247	(4)
Acknowledgments	251	(4)
Notes and References	255	(4)
Bibliography	259