Holy Sparks: Social Theory, Education, and Religion - Hardcover

Wexler, Philip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312160267 ISBN 13: 9780312160265

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1996

Synopsis

At the end of the twentieth century the United States, is left with a school system widely believed to be in decline. In Holy Sparks , Philip Wexler likens American schools to the broken vessels of the Old Testament, but sees in this decline sparks of divine inspiration. Drawing broadly on cultural criticism, social theory and religious tradition, Wexler discerns a spiritual reawakening that pervades all of late twentieth-century culture. He insists that only by paying attention to the 'holy sparks' that still exist in our children and in our schools will we ever be able to revive our educational system, and by extension, our future.

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At the end of the twentieth century, many people believe that U.S. public schools are in decline. In Holy Sparks, Philip Wexler likens our schools to the broken vessels of the Old Testament, but sees in their broken shards the holy sparks of divine inspiration. Drawing broadly on cultural criticism, social theory and religious tradition, Wexler discerns a spiritual reawakening that pervades all of late-twentieth-century culture. He insists that only by paying attention to the holy sparks that still exist in our children and in our schools will we ever be able to revive our educational system, and by extension, our future. Holy Sparks is a masterly cultural analysis that transcends the boundaries of the book to become a prayer for the next generation.|A welcome contribution to theory dedicated to rethinking and transforming those contemporary practices which result in alienation and the destruction of the social everyday life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0312160267
• ISBN 13: 9780312160265
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192