Holistic Learning Book

A collection of essays inspired by previous conferences (1997-2003)
 

Holistic Learning and Spirituality in Education: Breaking New Ground now available from SUNY Press. Edited by John P. Miller, Selia Karsten, Diana Denton, Deborah Orr, and Isabella Colalillo Kates.

This is a collection of essays inspired by previous conferences (1997-2003)

In Holistic Learning and Spirituality in Education, scholars from around the globe address the theory, practice, and poetics of spiritual and holistic education. Some of the topics explored include educating the soul; partnership education; nourishing adolescents’ spirituality; education and the modern assault on being human; the Eros of teaching; personal creativity as soul work; pedagogies of compassion; and meditation, masculinity, and meaningful life.

"This book contains exceptionally thoughtful analyses and genuine wisdom. The authors, many of whom are leading voices for a more holistic understanding of education, raise vitally essential questions about the nature and purpose of education. They provide a coherent, deeply reflective understanding of holistic education as a response to these questions." — Ron Miller, author of “What Are Schools For? Holistic Education in American Culture”

24 Contributors: Gary Babiuk, Marni Binder, Rina Cohen, Diana Denton, Riane Eisler, David Forbes, Selia Karsten, Isabella Colalillo Kates, Rachael Kessler, Bok Young Kim, Anna F. Lemkow, John P. Miller, Thomas Moore, Ayako Nozawa, Deborah Orr, Edmund O’Sullivan, Young-Mann Park, Christopher Reynolds, Susan A. Schiller, Douglas Sloan, Celeste Snowber, Min-Young Song, Leslie Owen Wilson, and Atsuhiko Yoshida.

John P. Miller is Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including Education and the Soul: Toward a Spiritual Curriculum, also published by SUNY Press. Selia Karsten is Sessional Lecturer in the Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning Department at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Diana Denton is Associate Professor and Director of Communication, Leadership, and Social Innovation at the University of Waterloo. Deborah Orr is Associate Professor of Humanities at York University. Isabella Colalillo Kates is a poet and independent scholar who teaches at the University of Western Ontario and at Centennial College in Toronto.