{"id":6,"date":"2009-08-23T16:01:48","date_gmt":"2009-08-23T21:01:48","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-04-12T16:51:34","modified_gmt":"2011-04-12T21:51:34","slug":"classroom-virtues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/gstpathways\/classroom-virtues\/","title":{"rendered":"Classroom Virtues"},"content":{"rendered":"

The GST invites students to participate in a process of theological and spiritual formation. <\/strong>Knowing how to think theologically comes by habit and by imitation, not simply by acquiring isolated facts.\u00a0 The assumption here is that books alone are insufficient for addressing difficulties of life and forming people into the image and likeness of God. Ultimately, we strive to form communities of inquiry, inviting you to inhabit a shared world of learning.\u00a0 Within such an environment, the goal is to cultivate critical skills of reflection, spiritual disciplines, interact authentically with one another, and learn to function as a community of inquiry.\u00a0 A large part of this involves connecting areas of life rather than pitting them against one another.\u00a0 Prayer, study, and other dimensions of life are all integral to the process of formation.\u00a0 Consequently, we invite you to participate in a set of practices; nurtured within this context, you pursue \u201cintellectual, moral, spiritual excellence\u201d the result of which is the formation of the whole person.<\/p>\n

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  1. Desire for truth in the context of love<\/strong>\u2014the aptitude to discern whether belief-forming processes, practices, and people yield true beliefs over false ones. People motivated by this desire will be more likely to conduct thorough inquiries, scrutinize evidence carefully, investigate numerous fields of study, consider alternative explanations, while respecting and caring for others.<\/li>\n
  2. Humility<\/strong>\u2014the capacity to recognize reliable sources of informed judgment while recognizing the limits of our knowledge and the fallibility of our judgments. This is not created in isolation but takes into account feedback and correction from other sources of informed judgment.<\/li>\n
  3. Honesty<\/strong>\u2014the capacity to tackle difficult questions without seeking simple answers. Ignoring complex and difficult questions only solidifies vices such as intellectual dishonesty, close-mindedness, and rash judgments.\u00a0 These vices preclude the possibility of refining our thinking and of participating in conversations with others.<\/li>\n
  4. Openness<\/strong>\u2014the desire to engage in an open-ended search for knowledge of God, including receptivity to different ideas, experiences, and people. Listening becomes a discipline that acknowledges the other and respects diversity. The art of being a student and a teacher is an ongoing process that necessitates hospitality, patience, and love.<\/li>\n
  5. Courage<\/strong>\u2014the ability to articulate one\u2019s position while considering other perspectives.\u00a0 The aptitude to express convictions involves risk yet fosters opportunities for meaningful dialog.\u00a0 Responding to objections entails tenacity but should not be confused with close-mindedness.<\/li>\n
  6. Wisdom<\/strong>\u2014the capacity to offer a synthetic discernment of knowledge on behalf of the community.\u00a0 The aim is not merely the dissemination of information but a pastoral implementation of faith for the building up of the community.\u00a0 It solidifies various pieces of data, practices, and experiences and aptly applies knowledge and faith to particular situations.<\/li>\n
  7. Stewardship<\/strong>\u2014the commitment to one\u2019s accountability to the gifts and responsibilities that one brings to the classroom. Classroom engagement includes proactively participating in the course goals, seeking mastery of course competencies, and collaborating with faculty and fellow students in the developing of a learning environment. Committing oneself to spiritual and intellectual well-being and growth is a faithful response to the opportunities graduate education affords.<\/li>\n
  8. Hopefulness\u2014<\/strong>the <\/strong>receptivity to the future possibilities of God. The cultivation of thankfulness for our heritages and expectation for our future ministries engenders a guard against cynicism and a spirit of perseverance during times of stress and disorientation.<\/li>\n
  9. Prayerfulness<\/strong>\u2014the making of space to commune with God. The task of learning and teaching so that we are formed into the image of Christ through the Spirit involves our consistent reliance on God\u2019s sanctifying work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The GST invites students to participate in a process of theological and spiritual formation. Knowing how to think theologically comes by habit and by imitation, not simply by acquiring isolated facts.\u00a0 The assumption here is that books alone are insufficient for addressing difficulties of life and forming people into the image and likeness of God. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1505,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/gstpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/gstpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/gstpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/gstpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1505"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/gstpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/gstpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/gstpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}