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Originally published in 1990, educational debate in the western
world was dominated by pragmatic, utilitarian values. The
prevailing assumption was that education should be geared towards
fitting people into the world of work. Dudley Plunkett broke new
ground in this debate by seeking to reconcile secular and spiritual
values in educational policy and practice. Secular and Spiritual
Values presents a critique of the influence of enterprise culture
on education. It argues that the resurgence of interest in the
spiritual today represents a return to an essential aspect of human
nature, and maintains that the spiritual perspective can provide a
context for the regeneration of values in education. It indicates a
way forward which, while not denying pragmatism, rationalism or
holistic values, calls for openness to a spiritual reality that is
seen as primary. It also assesses the practical implications and
priorities for action if education is to contribute to the
exploration of the spiritual as well as the intellectual and
emotional dimensions of human experience. This book has grown out
of the author's twenty-five years' experience in educational
studies, and from his particular preoccupation with values in
education. It should still be of interest to those concerned with
the nature and purpose of education: teachers, parents, educational
policy-makers and administrators and academics in the field.
Originally published in 1990, educational debate in the western
world was dominated by pragmatic, utilitarian values. The
prevailing assumption was that education should be geared towards
fitting people into the world of work. Dudley Plunkett broke new
ground in this debate by seeking to reconcile secular and spiritual
values in educational policy and practice. Secular and Spiritual
Values presents a critique of the influence of enterprise culture
on education. It argues that the resurgence of interest in the
spiritual today represents a return to an essential aspect of human
nature, and maintains that the spiritual perspective can provide a
context for the regeneration of values in education. It indicates a
way forward which, while not denying pragmatism, rationalism or
holistic values, calls for openness to a spiritual reality that is
seen as primary. It also assesses the practical implications and
priorities for action if education is to contribute to the
exploration of the spiritual as well as the intellectual and
emotional dimensions of human experience. This book has grown out
of the author's twenty-five years' experience in educational
studies, and from his particular preoccupation with values in
education. It should still be of interest to those concerned with
the nature and purpose of education: teachers, parents, educational
policy-makers and administrators and academics in the field.
The Communist bloc has collapsed. Factional strife is on the rise.
The West faces an uncertain future. What is the message of Mary,
the Mother of Jesus, for these times?
To find an answer, Dudley Plunkett explores the mystery of Mary's
recent apparitions in Medjugorje. Since 1981 millions from around
thde world have traveled to the tiny Yugoslavian mountain village,
believing Mary to be appearing there to a group of teenagers.
Plunkett, after his own pilgrimage there, has come to bleve it as
well
Many book have reported on the apparitions." Queen of Prophets
"pushes the discussion forward: How can these apparitions be
understood in light of the Bible and of the Christian traditions of
the East and the West? What do the messages of Mary, her pleas for
peace, prayer, and simplicity, mean to a rapidly changing world?
With great clarity Plunkett builds a bridge between the consoling
and challenging message of the apparitions and the concerns of
everyday life. This is a book for these times.
In this spiritual biography, Patricia de Menezes offers her witness
to the revelations given her by Jesus over three decades. These
centre on the name Divine Innocence, which Jesus revealed to be an
attribute of the Holy Trinity manifested in himself. The Holy
Family of Nazareth, home of Divine Innocence, is the true home of
all people, and a school for holiness, especially for those who
have become children of God through baptism. We are shown how
precious in the sight of God is every human person that he has
created in his image and likeness - a challenge to secular society
which refuses to accept the validity of this Christian teaching.
One consequence of this is that children are being killed before
birth on a vast scale. Jesus requests the Catholic Church to
recognise the innocent victims of abortion as companion martyrs of
the Holy Innocents of Bethlehem, and therefore saints in heaven. A
book of vital concern to Catholics, as well as those who are open
to an encouraging message from Heaven.
Many Americans who trace their roots to communities similar to
those of Appalachian Kentucky are becoming aware of the extent to
which the problems of such communities represent the price paid for
keeping alive traditions that are beginning to be missed in the
wider society. Using fresh data and ingenious ways of letting local
people speak for themselves, Mary Jean Bowman and H. Dudley
Plunkett have thrown light on how isolated, small-town people
respond to the encroachment of modern America, with its organized
economy, mass communications media, reliance on more and more
schooling, and persistent drive for social change. The study
reveals a pervasive tension between old ways and new aspirations.
Sometimes the new is in alliance with the national culture, but
often tensions between regional and national ways are acute. The
authors put little faith in naive attempts to engineer social
change in Appalachia -- attempts they suggest are based on dubious
cultural assumptions and misconceived strategies. This study of one
region in one nation can be a model for the study of similar
patterns of change elsewhere.
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