TY - BOOK AU - Morgan,Ronald J. AU - Smedley,Cynthia Toms TI - Transformations at the edge of the world: forming global Christians through the study abroad experience SN - 0891128220 (electronic bk.) AV - LB2376 .T63 2010 U1 - 370.116 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Abilene, Tex. PB - Abilene Christian University Press KW - Foreign study KW - United States KW - Christian college students KW - Christian universities and colleges KW - fast KW - EDUCATION / Essays KW - bisacsh KW - EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions KW - EDUCATION / Reference KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-271); Foreword; Ken Bussema --; Introduction; Cynthia Toms Smedley --; Part I; The journey inward --; ch.1; Doors to transformation; Janine Paden Morgan --; ch.2; Students abroad as tourists and pilgrims; John D. Barbour --; ch.3; Reflection as a means of discovery : where is God in the experience?; Andrea Smith Shappell --; ch.4; Seizing the God appointments when there is cultural disorientation in a study abroad program; Lon Fendall --; Part II; Inward journey to outward living : community teacher --; ch.5; New monasticism meets Renaissance bottega : Gordon College's semester program in Orvieto, Italy; John Skillen --; ch.6; An intentional Roman Catholic community : integrating faith, reason, and service at the heart of the Church; Don Briel --; Part III; Coming face to face with social other : bridging intercommunal divides --; ch.7; With open eyes : cultivating world Christians through intercultural awareness; Laura Montgomery and Mary Docter --; ch.8; Who is my neighbor? : forming kingdom people in a world of conflict; Ronald J. Morgan --; ch.9; Middle Eastern mirrors for the children of empire; David Holt --; ch.10; San Francisco Urban Program : encountering America's future-tense; Scott McClelland, Karen Andrews, and Brad Berky --; Part IV; The year of the Lord's good favor : cultivating solidarity with the global poor --; ch.11; Learning from slums : study and service in a solidarity with the world's urban poor; Richard Slimbach --; ch.12; The phenomenology of a Christian environmental Study Abroad Program; Chris Elisara --; ch.13; The study service term : an alignment of a religious tradition with an academic program; Thomas J. Meyers --; Conclusion; toward successful transformations; Ronald J. Morgan --; Appendix; liturgies for study abroad; Janine Paden Morgan UR - http://oclc-marc.ebrary.com/Doc?id=10695609 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/id/10695609 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=514427 ER -