This book addresses the issue of de-spiritualization in education through an interdisciplinary lens. It draws on curriculum scholarship of Dwayne Huebner, Martin Heidegger’s interpretation of Plato’s allegory of the cave, Buddhism, theories and philosophies of quantum physics, and philosophical hermeneutics, among others. In doing so, the author identifies the relationship between spiritual truth and education and probes the nature of consciousness, self, and reality. On this basis, she works to explore curriculum as an experience of consciousness transformation vital to the essence and purpose of education and argues for reason with faith and faith with reason as well as the imperative of curriculum imbued with spiritual wisdom and lived experiences.
Author(s): Elise L. Chu
Series: Curriculum Studies Worldwide
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 225
Tags: Curriculum Studies
Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvi
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
The Issue of De-Spiritualization in Education (Elise L. Chu)....Pages 3-16
Spirituality, Truth, and Education (Elise L. Chu)....Pages 17-38
Front Matter ....Pages 39-39
A Dialogue Between Buddhism and Quantum Physics (Elise L. Chu)....Pages 41-76
Front Matter ....Pages 77-77
The Concepts and Process of Consciousness Transformation (Elise L. Chu)....Pages 79-98
Front Matter ....Pages 99-99
Understanding the Nature of Consciousness, Self, and Reality (Elise L. Chu)....Pages 101-114
Learning to Appreciate Human Temporality (Elise L. Chu)....Pages 115-124
Cultivating Impartiality and Bodhicitta (Elise L. Chu)....Pages 125-136
Becoming Responsibly Responsive (Elise L. Chu)....Pages 137-152
Cultivating Selflessness (Elise L. Chu)....Pages 153-164
Learning to Embody a Non-Dualistic Worldview (Elise L. Chu)....Pages 165-176
Front Matter ....Pages 177-177
The Metamorphosis and the Confounded Speech (Elise L. Chu)....Pages 179-197
Back Matter ....Pages 199-206
