{"product_id":"handbook-to-the-heart-of-culture-volume-i-paideia-to-monastic-education-a-guide-for-cultivating-the-soil-of-catholic-culture-and-education-9781685954031","title":"Handbook to The Heart of Culture, Volume I-Paideia to Monastic Education: A Guide for Cultivating the Soil of Catholic Culture and Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe West's \u003c\/strong\u003eeducational crisis may be unresolved, but there are signs of renewal in Catholic education. In this effort, the Habiger Institute for Catholic Leadership's 2020 volume \u003cem\u003eThe Heart of Culture \u003c\/em\u003ehas given its readers hope that the Catholic educational tradition is both resilient and true. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGwen Adams' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHandbook to \u003c\/em\u003eThe Heart of Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e fortifies this hope with stories of renewal, spiritual reflections, and practical applications. In each of the three \u003cem\u003eHandbook \u003c\/em\u003evolumes, Adams examines an aspect of Catholic educational history with particular attention to the education of children and adolescents; offers an insightful reflection on a virtue critical to education; and supplies abundant resources in pedagogy and materials. Perfectly balancing the weight of the tradition across the three volumes, Adams offers to new and experienced teachers alike insights and skills for educating in truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume I traces Catholic educational history from its roots in Israel and Greek \u003cem\u003epaideia\u003c\/em\u003e, through the Incarnation and the early Church, to the establishment of monasticism. Following a reflection on sensory-emotional formation, wonder, and studiousness, the Workbook gives guidance for cultivating wonder, with practical plans and suggestions for physical education, nature study, reading aloud, and the Socratic method.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdams, Gwen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Gwen Adams, PhD, is an author, playwright, director, and teacher. With experience in parish, diocesan, school, and university settings, she has taught history and literature and directed plays in-cluding A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale, Uncle Vanya, and Life Is a Dream. Dr. Adams is the author of By an Unexpected Way: Stories of the New Evangelization (Augustine Institute, 2019) and the founder of Bardstreet.com, offering theater and new plays.","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324629418258,"sku":"9781685954031","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd3a271b-7bd6-4155-819f-2c1bf845ac34.jpg?v=1748689958","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/handbook-to-the-heart-of-culture-volume-i-paideia-to-monastic-education-a-guide-for-cultivating-the-soil-of-catholic-culture-and-education-9781685954031","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}