At This Time and In This Place: Vocation and Higher Education by David S. Cunnin

Description: At This Time and In This Place by David S. Cunningham This book is the first of three projected volumes to be published with the support of the Scholarly Resources Project of the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) with the goal of deepening and broadening current scholarly engagement with the themes of calling and vocation. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Seeking to deepen current scholarly engagement with vocational exploration in both theory and practice, At This Time and In This Place champions the themes of calling and vocation as key elements of effective undergraduate education. Growing out of a year-long seminar sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges and its Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE), this book brings together a nationwide group ofscholars from a variety of disciplines in order to produce new scholarly writing on this topic. It offers a historical and theoretical account of vocational reflection and discernment and also suggests how theseendeavors can be carried out through specific educational practices. Attending both to the current state of higher education and to broader cultural trends, the contributors examine the contours of vocation from historical, theological, and philosophical perspectives. They consider the relationship between vocation and virtue, both of which encourage the cultivation of habits that lead to a life marked by flourishing and fulfillment-for oneself and for others. The authors also discuss how toengage students in actively reflecting on questions of meaning and purpose through classroom conversations, co-curricular activities, programs for community engagement, and attention to a campussphysical features. At This Time and In This Place offers a compelling argument for vocational reflection and discernment in undergraduate education and represents a significant contribution to the emerging scholarly literature in this field. Author Biography David S. Cunningham is Professor of Religion at Hope College, where he also serves as Director of the CrossRoads Project and of the Klooster Center for Excellence in Writing. Table of Contents Foreword - Richard H. Ekman, President, Council of Independent CollegesPrefaceVocations of the ContributorsIntroduction: Time and Place: Why Vocation is Crucial to Undergraduate Education Today - David S. CunninghamPart One: Vocation in the Current Cultural ContextChapter 1: Actually, You Cant Be Anything You Want (And its a Good Thing, Too) - William T. CavanaughChapter 2: Finding the Center as Things Fly Apart: Vocation and the Common Good - Cynthia A. WellsChapter 3: Vocational Discernment: A Pedagogy of Humanization - Caryn D. RiswoldPart Two: The Contours of VocationChapter 4: Places of Responsibility: Educating for Multiple Callings in Multiple Communities - Kathryn A. KleinhansChapter 5: Stories of Call: From Dramatic Phenomena to Changed Lives - Charles PinchesChapter 6: "Whos There?": The Dramatic Role of the "Caller" in Vocational Discernment - David S. CunninghamChapter 7: Vocation and Story: Narrating Self and World - Douglas V. HenryPart Three: Vocation and VirtueChapter 8: An Itinerary of Hope: Called to a Magnanimous Way of Life - Paul J. WadellChapter 9: Seeing with All Three Eyes: The Virtue of Prudence and Undergraduate Education - Thomas Albert HowardChapter 10: Commitment and Community: The Virtue of Loyalty and Vocational Discernment - Hannah SchellPart Four: Vocational Discernment Beyond the ClassroomChapter 11: Rituals, Contests, and Images: Vocational Discernment Beyond the Classroom - Quincy D. BrownChapter 12: Sound and Space: Making Vocation Audible - Stephen H. WebbChapter 13: Self, World, and the Space Between: Community Engagement as Vocational Discernment - Darby Kathleen RayEpilogue: In Various Times and Sundry Places / Pedagogies of Vocation, Vocation as Pedagogy - David S. Cunningham Review "The idea of a personal calling or vocation has grown increasingly foreign in contemporary culture, at the expense of notions of success, happiness, and consumption. Creative thinkers at small colleges are reconsidering the crucial idea of vocation, however, and this is the first report on that rethinking. I hope it garners widespread attention and stimulates much-needed new reflection and discussion." --Christian Smith, author of Lost in Transition: TheDark Side of Emerging Adulthood"Essential reading for reminding us of the integrative value of higher education. Toward helping students thrive during college and beyond, Cunningham and colleagues offer critical perspectives on how we can incorporate vocational exploration, reflection, and discernment within the undergraduate experience, and why it is essential that we do so." --Jennifer A. Lindholm, Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, University of California, Los Angeles"What happens when diverse scholars gather to discuss the idea and practice of vocational exploration in undergraduate education? The answer is this brilliant and generative volume. No stone has been left unturned in the analysis of vocations significance at this cultural moment, its connections to virtue, or its place within and beyond classrooms. The movement to revitalize higher education via vocational exploration will be powerfully strengthened by thesefine essays." --Tim Clydesdale, author of The Purposeful Graduate: Why College Must Talk to Students about Vocation Promotional Champions vocation and calling as key elements of undergraduate education Long Description Seeking to deepen current scholarly engagement with vocational exploration in both theory and practice, At This Time and In This Place champions the themes of calling and vocation as key elements of effective undergraduate education. Growing out of a year-long seminar sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges and its Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE), this book brings together a nationwide group ofscholars from a variety of disciplines in order to produce new scholarly writing on this topic. It offers a historical and theoretical account of vocational reflection and discernment and also suggests how theseendeavors can be carried out through specific educational practices. Attending both to the current state of higher education and to broader cultural trends, the contributors examine the contours of vocation from historical, theological, and philosophical perspectives. They consider the relationship between vocation and virtue, both of which encourage the cultivation of habits that lead to a life marked by flourishing and fulfillment-for oneself and for others. The authors also discuss how toengage students in actively reflecting on questions of meaning and purpose through classroom conversations, co-curricular activities, programs for community engagement, and attention to a campussphysical features. At This Time and In This Place offers a compelling argument for vocational reflection and discernment in undergraduate education and represents a significant contribution to the emerging scholarly literature in this field. Review Text "The idea of a personal calling or vocation has grown increasingly foreign in contemporary culture, at the expense of notions of success, happiness, and consumption. Creative thinkers at small colleges are reconsidering the crucial idea of vocation, however, and this is the first report on that rethinking. I hope it garners widespread attention and stimulates much-needed new reflection and discussion." --Christian Smith, author of Lost in Transition: TheDark Side of Emerging Adulthood"Essential reading for reminding us of the integrative value of higher education. Toward helping students thrive during college and beyond, Cunningham and colleagues offer critical perspectives on how we can incorporate vocational exploration, reflection, and discernment within the undergraduate experience, and why it is essential that we do so." --Jennifer A. Lindholm, Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, University of California, Los Angeles"What happens when diverse scholars gather to discuss the idea and practice of vocational exploration in undergraduate education? The answer is this brilliant and generative volume. No stone has been left unturned in the analysis of vocations significance at this cultural moment, its connections to virtue, or its place within and beyond classrooms. The movement to revitalize higher education via vocational exploration will be powerfully strengthened by thesefine essays." --Tim Clydesdale, author of The Purposeful Graduate: Why College Must Talk to Students about Vocation Review Quote "The idea of a personal calling or vocation has grown increasingly foreign in contemporary culture, at the expense of notions of success, happiness, and consumption. Creative thinkers at small colleges are reconsidering the crucial idea of vocation, however, and this is the first report on that rethinking. I hope it garners widespread attention and stimulates much-needed new reflection and discussion." --Christian Smith, author of Lost in Transition: The Dark Side of Emerging Adulthood "Essential reading for reminding us of the integrative value of higher education. Toward helping students thrive during college and beyond, Cunningham and colleagues offer critical perspectives on how we can incorporate vocational exploration, reflection, and discernment within the undergraduate experience, and why it is essential that we do so." --Jennifer A. Lindholm, Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, University of California, Los Angeles "What happens when diverse scholars gather to discuss the idea and practice of vocational exploration in undergraduate education? The answer is this brilliant and generative volume. No stone has been left unturned in the analysis of vocations significance at this cultural moment, its connections to virtue, or its place within and beyond classrooms. The movement to revitalize higher education via vocational exploration will be powerfully strengthened by these fine essays." --Tim Clydesdale, author of The Purposeful Graduate: Why College Must Talk to Students about Vocation Feature Regularly attends: CIC Presidents Institute Society of Christian Ethics / Jewish Ethics / Muslim Ethics American Association of Colleges and Universities Annual conference of the Institute on College Values Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education Conference on Faith and History Annual symposium at Baylor University The Maryville College symposium Lilly Fellows Program Annual MeetingCIC Chief Academic Officers Conference American Academy of Religion /Society of Biblical Literature Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (various conferences throughout the year)Selling point: Represents one of the first attempts to gather a nationwide group of scholars from a variety of disciplines in order to produce new scholarly writing on the topic of vocation.Selling point: Relatively few scholarly resources are currently available on this topic.Selling point: The first of three projected volumes to be published with the support of the Scholarly Resources Project of the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) with the goal of deepening and broadening current scholarly engagement with the themes of calling and vocation. New Feature Foreword - Richard H. Ekman, President, Council of Independent Colleges Preface Vocations of the Contributors Introduction: Time and Place: Why Vocation is Crucial to Undergraduate Education Today - David S. Cunningham Part One: Vocation in the Current Cultural Context Chapter 1: Actually, You Cant Be Anything You Want (And its a Good Thing, Too) - William T. Cavanaugh Chapter 2: Finding the Center as Things Fly Apart: Vocation and the Common Good - Cynthia A. Wells Chapter 3: Vocational Discernment: A Pedagogy of Humanization - Caryn D. Riswold Part Two: The Contours of Vocation Chapter 4: Places of Responsibility: Educating for Multiple Callings in Multiple Communities - Kathryn A. Kleinhans Chapter 5: Stories of Call: From Dramatic Phenomena to Changed Lives - Charles Pinches Chapter 6: "Whos There?": The Dramatic Role of the "Caller" in Vocational Discernment - David S. Cunningham Chapter 7: Vocation and Story: Narrating Self and World - Douglas V. Henry Part Three: Vocation and Virtue Chapter 8: An Itinerary of Hope: Called to a Magnanimous Way of Life - Paul J. Wadell Chapter 9: Seeing with All Three Eyes: The Virtue of Prudence and Undergraduate Education - Thomas Albert Howard Chapter 10: Commitment and Community: The Virtue of Loyalty and Vocational Discernment - Hannah Schell Part Four: Vocational Discernment Beyond the Classroom Chapter 11: Rituals, Contests, and Images: Vocational Discernment Beyond the Classroom - Quincy D. Brown Chapter 12: Sound and Space: Making Vocation Audible - Stephen H. Webb Chapter 13: Self, World, and the Space Between: Community Engagement as Vocational Discernment - Darby Kathleen Ray Epilogue: In Various Times and Sundry Places / Pedagogies of Vocation, Vocation as Pedagogy - David S. Cunningham Details ISBN0190243929 Language English ISBN-10 0190243929 ISBN-13 9780190243920 Format Hardcover Short Title AT THIS TIME & IN THIS PLACE Media Book Year 2015 Subtitle Vocation and Higher Education Edited by David S. Cunningham Pages 376 Author David S. Cunningham Position Professor of Religion Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Affiliation Professor of Religion, Hope College AU Release Date 2015-10-15 NZ Release Date 2015-10-15 US Release Date 2015-10-15 UK Release Date 2015-10-15 Publication Date 2015-10-15 Imprint Oxford University Press Inc DEWEY 306.43 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:102010159;

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