Transformations at the Edge of the World: Forming Global Christians Through the Study Abroad Experience

Editor,Ronald J. Morgan,Cynthia Toms Smedley

ISBN 10: 0891120475 / ISBN 13: 9780891120476

Published by Abilene Christian University Pre, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Transformations at the Edge of the World: Forming Global Christians Through the Study Abroad Experience
• Publisher: Abilene Christian University Pre
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0891120475
• ISBN 13: 9780891120476
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Each year, thousands of students from faith-based universities across the United States venture, through study abroad programs, to the edge of the world. What happens to them while they are there? For the editors of this volume, the edge of the world is not a place of physical remoteness where cell phone coverage runs out, nor is it a region of economic marginality. Instead, it is a place of personal transformation, the point of convergence between students spiritual development and their commitment to global engagement. To help students arrive in such a place, faculty and staff seek holistic approaches to education. In the study abroad context, holistic education emphasizes formation of personal ethics, cultivation of empathy, the creation of deep communities, and commitment to social responsibility. This collection of essays is characterized by the diversity of its voices. The contributors represent a broad range of faith-based institutions and a wide array of academic disciplines. T

About the Author

Ronald J. Morgan is Associate Professor of History and Director of ACU in Oxford (England) for Abilene Christian University. Cynthia Toms Smedley serves as the Director of Educational Immersions at the University of Notre Dame's Center for Social Concerns.