ERIC Number: EJ1155441
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Publication Date: 2017
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The Spiritual Disciplines as Practices of Transformation
Carr-Chellman, Davin J.; Kroth, Michael
International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, v8 n1 Article 3 p23-35 2017
Spiritual disciplines are practices of transformation intentionally pursued through the day-to-day actions of deeper living. The spiritual disciplines are conceptualized here in their relationship to profound learning. The authors contend that profound learners exhibit certain dispositions, such as curiosity, that facilitate continual growth. These dispositions, when developed, become practices, habits, or routines which result in continual exploration, skill development, growth in understanding and, over time, transformation of the individual. Spiritual disciplines, such as prayer, fasting, and worship, which move the individual toward the divine, are experienced in all the traditional religious traditions. This is an intentional process of personal transformation, evolving over time, and not contingent on serendipitous circumstance. Transformational learning within this framework is a process of individual conversion from shallowness toward becoming an ever deeper, more authentic person.
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Transformative Learning, Learning Processes, Intentional Learning, Individual Development, Student Characteristics, Learner Controlled Instruction, Metacognition
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