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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 15
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Emotions, Transformation, and Redemption: Dirkx's "Soul Work" in Christian Higher Education
Herr, Meryl A. C.
Christian Higher Education, v15 n4 p200-214 2016
Institutions of Christian higher education are charged with helping students steward their current callings and prepare for future callings (Plantinga, 2002). Subjective knowledge, or knowledge of self, plays an important role in this sort of vocational discernment. John Dirkx's "soul work" can help educators lead their students to a deeper understanding of themselves. Soul work does not require additional course content but rather heightened attentiveness to the emotional reactions of students as they engage both course material and their colleagues in a learning environment. This article introduces faculty in Christian higher education to soul work and equips them to apply relevant concepts to their pedagogy.
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Christianity, Self Concept, Higher Education, College Students, Teaching Methods, Church Related Colleges, College Faculty, Transformative Learning, Career Choice, Learning Theories, Emotional Intelligence, Educational Practices
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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