{"id":2434,"date":"2013-07-30T14:22:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T19:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13f13\/files\/2013\/07\/Jack-Reese-2012-May-Commencement-367x490.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2435\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13f13\/files\/2013\/07\/Jack-Reese-2012-May-Commencement-367x49"},"modified":"2013-08-05T00:54:10","modified_gmt":"2013-08-05T05:54:10","slug":"making-humans-the-purpose-of-a-university-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/multiple-perspectives\/making-humans-the-purpose-of-a-university-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Humans: The Purpose of a University Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2013\/07\/Jack-Reese-2012-May-Commencement-367x490.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2435\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2013\/07\/Jack-Reese-2012-May-Commencement-367x490-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jack-Reese-2012-May-Commencement-367x490\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>In his 2012 commencement address, Dr. Jack Reese outlined the purpose of a Christian university education. \u00a0His powerful words were a good reminder for graduating seniors, but his message is even more important for incoming freshmen. \u00a0Knowing the goal of a university education at the front end will help prepare you for your upcoming classes. \u00a0It will also help you focus your efforts on what&#8217;s most important.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the short commencement address at the<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acutoday\/2012\/05\/14\/reese-points-new-grads-to-bonhoeffers-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\"> ACU Today blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Discussion Questions:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>How do your educational goals compare to what Dr. Reese outlines as the purpose of the university education?<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Reese says that &#8220;any university education that\u2019s worth its salt is both subversive and formative. It challenges and upsets; it cuts and shapes. It is by nature painful and liberating.&#8221; \u00a0What pains do you expect to encounter the next four years? \u00a0How do you hope you&#8217;ll respond?<\/li>\n<li>Explain what you think Dr. Reese means with his closing line: &#8220;Now, go and live, go and serve, go and die.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his 2012 commencement address, Dr. Jack Reese outlined the purpose of a Christian university education. \u00a0His powerful words were a good reminder for graduating seniors, but his message is even more important for incoming freshmen. \u00a0Knowing the goal of a university education at the front end will help prepare you for your upcoming classes. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8023,"featured_media":0,"parent":1444,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2434","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3T2tB-Dg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8023"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2434"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2627,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2434\/revisions\/2627"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}