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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
Pages: 12
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How American Virtue Lost Its Identity: 1765-1980
International Journal of Christianity & Education, v25 n1 p6-17 Mar 2021
Moral philosophy in early American collegiate education founded its understanding and pursuit of virtue on the theological truth that humans are made in God's image. Therefore, to fulfill our purpose, we need to acquire creaturely analogues of God's virtues. Later American moral philosophy scholars and texts, however, began to use a different rationale for teaching virtue--we need virtue to support American liberal democracy. As a result, by the late twentieth century, American moral educators at the collegiate level only focused on helping students develop a small set of virtues related to students' professional and civic identities.
Descriptors: Moral Values, Christianity, Higher Education, Ethics, Educational Philosophy, Teaching Methods, Moral Development, Political Influences, Educational History, College Students, Self Concept, Educational Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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