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Global Thinking in a Great Commandment School

Explore the challenges and opportunities of integrating global thinking into education at Union with a focus on the gospel's uniqueness, worldview questions, and the call of social justice. Discover ways faculty can navigate the intersection of gospel values and cultural norms. Learn about Union's distinctive mission and how it can thrive in a changing world.

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Global Thinking in a Great Commandment School

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  1. Global Thinking in a Great Commandment School Thomas R. Rosebrough, Ph.D.

  2. Question • In light of the changing global and cultural landscape for education, how can Union with its distinctive mission respond?

  3. Renewing Minds: Chapter Nine • Global thinking: “present and future” • Holding onto what matters . . . 1. Uniqueness of the gospel without confrontation. 2. Vital worldview questions: reality, eternity

  4. The Union Challenge • Questions for academics at Union: educational but also Christian apologetic • Are we as faculty prepared to meet this bold challenge?

  5. Isolation and Accommodation • Easy to build walls around ourselves • Easy to accommodate assumptions of the secular culture

  6. Living Between Gospel and Culture • Called to light candles, not to snap on flood lights

  7. Freedom and Friendship • Religious freedom and Particularism • Jesus’ model of relationships

  8. Holistic Call of Social Justice • Already heard by our students • What do we fear? • MTR: Union’s Urban Initiative in Memphis

  9. Four Steps • Teach to the whole person

  10. Step 2 2. Teach as “Whole Teachers” -Scholars -Pedagogues -Relaters

  11. Step 3 3. Be authentic and focus on the teacher-student relationship

  12. Step 4 4. Heed the call of social justice through service-learning.

  13. Distinctively Union(I Peter 3:15)

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