Since A Nation at Risk in 1983, the problem of education in the United States has occupied a prominent space in the media, in the halls of government, and in the lives of those most involved in schools. After twenty-five years of inquiry, experimentation, debate and legislation such as No Child Left Behind, the problems seem as insoluble now as then. Education's Highest Aim presents the thoughts and experiences of researchers, students, teachers, administrators, parents, and other stakeholders who have applied a theoretical and practical framework derived from Chiara Lubich's spirituality of communion to their various scenes of teaching and learning. Education's Highest Aim offers proven and effective ways of dealing with the problematic realities found in primary, elementary, secondary, and university education.
 Education's Highest Aim includes chapters that present: * tensions inherent in understanding moral identity in the field of education * the principal features of an education of communion, and its relevance in the contemporary educational milieu * the history of the Focolare Movement and education * case studies that illustrate strategies for negotiating the basic tensions in the educational experience * accounts of successful elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools organized around the basic principles of an education of communion * primary sources concerning an education of communion
 Education's Highest Aim will be valuable for anyone interested in understanding and improving education: teachers' groups; school administrators; university courses in curriculum, instruction, or educational foundations; parents' organizations; developers of public policy.

Education's Highest Aim: Teaching and Learning through a Spirituality of Communion

Religion & Spirituality

Michael, James

Thomas Masters

Amy Uelmen

Foreword by Anthony J. Cernera

Christian Books & Bibles

New City Press

'So, what do you do?' is a question many people ask about new ecclesial movements such as the Focolare. Focolare: Living a Spirituality of Unity in the United States answers the question by sharing the stories of a diverse array of individuals -- children, teenagers, young adults, married couples, senior citizens, single men and women, sisters, priests, and bishops -- who are part of the movement. Each person has been struck by the same profound realization that inspired the Focolare's founder, Chiara Lubich, during the bombardment of Trent in World War II: God is Love. 
 Through these personal narratives, one comes to understand the Focolare's essential spiritual and practical values, the various 'vocational paths' its members follow, and its effect on culture, society, and church in the 21st century. The book's concluding chapters examine how a spirituality of unity engages contemporary American cultural questions and values -- happiness, freedom, community, and commitment to the common good in public life.

Focolare: Living a Spirituality of Unity in the United States

If you feel like politics and politicians have sunk into a hopeless pit of divisiveness and insincerity, you need this book. Amy Uelmen identifies some of the burning questions of our times: Does voting the wrong way constitute a sin? Are my misguided friends being inadvertently duped by political machines to make sinful choices? Are my misguided friends being inadvertently duped by political rhetoric that sounds good, but produces no social change in practice? The 5 steps she proposes will help you ask the right questions and establish parameters that can produce actual dialogue rather than simultaneous monologues in your family, church, community, or town hall meeting. The insights are: (1) Believe it is possible to have a positive vision of politics; (2) Practice and refine communication skills based on love; (3) Understand where there is and is not room for compromise; (4) Recognize suffering as a springboard for love; and (5) Build the polis with constructive action.

5 Steps to Positive Political Dialogue: Insights & Examples

New City Press of the Focolare

This practical guide helps teachers and students to foster a learning environment where even the most difficult and divisive issues can be discussed. Examples incorporate the voices and experiences of students.

5 Steps to Healing Polarization in the Classroom: Insights and Examples

Michael Kessler

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Books by Amy Uelmen

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Education's Highest Aim: Teaching and Learning through a Spirituality of Communion

Focolare: Living a Spirituality of Unity in the United States

5 Steps to Positive Political Dialogue: Insights & Examples

5 Steps to Healing Polarization in the Classroom: Insights and Examples