Abstract
In this opening lecture for the 2022 Budapest Conference on “Building Community in Fractured Societies: Challenges for Christians in Higher Education,” an overview is given of recent societal developments, (geo-) political, economic, ecological, sociological, psychological, and spiritual. A basic framework is presented on how to analyze today's, late-modern world. It is a world in which instrumental rationality is highly dominant. Next to this, powerful societal complexes exert deep influence on the lives of humans: political, economic, media, and medical. Over against this is posed the “real human world” of meaning and responsibility, as the key focus of Christian higher education.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 241-261 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | International Journal of Christianity and Education |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 30 Sept 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2023 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- agape/love
- Christian education
- societal challenges