Moral Education in the Academy: Optional or Necessary? November 5, 2004 MacLaurin Institute Lecture University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN READING: “The University’s Responsibility for Moral Guidance,” by Dallas Willard. The Real Issue, #1, March 2004. “The Aims of Education” by John J. Mearsheimer, Philosophy and Literature, 1998, vol 22. “The Disparity Between Intellect and Character,” by Robert Coles. The Chronicle of Higher Education, Vol 42, #4 (Sept 1995). The Making of the Modern University: Intellectual Transformation and the Marginalization of Morality, by Julie Reuben. From Soul to Mind: The Emergence of Psychology, from Erasmus Darwin to William James, by Edward Reed “Aim Low: Confusing Democratic Values with Academic Ones Can Easily Damage the Quality of Education,” by Stanley Fish, The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 16, 2003, Vol. 49, Issue. 36, page C. 5. The book Fish is commenting on is Educating Citizens: Preparing America’s Undergraduates for Lives of Moral and Civic Responsibility, Jossey-Bass, 2003. The MacLaurin Institute is one of the oldest university-affiliated Christian study centers in the USA. It was rebranded as Anselm House in 2016. Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and transforming power of Christ and the Kingdom of God. We invite you to partner with us by praying for our ministry team, praying for the students in the School of Kingdom Living, sharing your talents as a volunteer, or contributing financial gifts. Visit https://dwillard.org/donate if you’d like to help us increase the availability of Dallas’s teaching to help people become more like Jesus. WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dallaswillard Facebook Group: Dallas Willard is My Homeboy Signup for the Dallas Willard Legacy Update at DWillard.org/mailing-list Contact the team at Dallas Willard Ministries by writing us at DWMinistries@DWillard.org. Instagram: dallas_willard_ministries Facebook: dallas.willard.0717 and SchoolOfKingdomLiving Threads: dallas_willard_ministries X (Twitter): @DallasAWillard LinkedIn: Dallas Willard Ministries, and School of Kingdom Living The contents of this recording are © Willard Family Trust. Used by permission. For permission to reproduce any of this content, please contact Dallas Willard Publications at ...
