The Heart of Learning

Table Of Contents

Introduction
Part I: Sacredness: The Ground of Learning
1. The Grace of Great Things: Reclaiming the Sacred in Knowing, Teaching, and Learning – Parker J. Palmer
2. Educating for Mission, Meaning, and Compassion – Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
3. Buddhist Education: The Path of Wisdom and Knowledge – The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
4. Unlearning to See the Sacred – Jeremy Hayward
Part II: Identity
5. Education and the Human Heart – His Holiness the Dalai Lama
6. Commitment and Openness: A Contemplative Approach to Pluralism – Judith Simmer-Brown
7. Embracing Freedom: Spirituality and Liberation – bell hooks
Part III: Relationship and Community
8. Reassembling the Pieces: Architechture as Pedagogy – David W. Orr
9. Education and the Western Spiritual Tradition – John Taylor Gatto
10. Learning as Initiation: Not-Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Healing – Joan Halifax
Part IV: Tradition and Innovation
11. Holistic Education for an Emerging Culture – Ron Miller
12. Spirituality and Leadership – Diana Chapman Walsh
13. Spirituality in Education: A Dialogue – Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Huston Smith
14. Where Do We Go from Here? – Vincent Harding
Conclusion: The Heart of Learning
Acknowledgments
Notes and References
Bibliography