Without rational inquiry and critical thinking Christian thought devolves into literalism and fundamentalism, mythology becomes historical event, religious beliefs become unbelievable.
“In sum, then, "thinking about thinking" has to be a principal ingredient of any empowering practice of education.”
― Acts of Meaning: Four Lectures on Mind and Culture
― Acts of Meaning: Four Lectures on Mind and Culture
“Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am.”
― Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
― Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
“The battalion and company commanders are especially to provide for the spiritual care of the men who participate in this action. The impressions of the day are to be blotted out through the holding of social events in the evenings. Furthermore the men are to be instructed continuously about the political necessity of the measures.13”
― Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
― Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
“And just because you have colleges and universities doesn't mean you have education.”
― Malcolm X, Black Liberation, and the Road to Workers Power
― Malcolm X, Black Liberation, and the Road to Workers Power
“As I teach, I project the condition of my soul onto my students, my subject, and our way of being together.”
― The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
― The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
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