John Baptist de La Salle : the spirituality of Christian education
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Bibliographic Information
John Baptist de La Salle : the spirituality of Christian education
（The classics of Western spirituality）
Paulist Press, c2004
- : pbk
- : cloth
Available at 2 libraries
Note
bibliographical references: p. 254-259
index: p. 261-266
Contents of Works
- Meditations for the time of retreat
- Meditations for Sundays and feasts
- Rule and memoranda
- The conduct of the Christian schools
- The rules of Christian decorum and civility
- The duties of a Christian to God
- Explanation of the method of interior prayer
- Letters and personal documents
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: cloth ISBN 9780809105571
Description
This volume in the Classics of Western Spirituality makes available to a broad readership a selection of the core writings of John Baptist de La Salle (1651-1719), a French priest and educator who changed the face of education in his time and whose reforms continue to influence the ways we educate our children today. Born to a wealthy family, de La Salle turned his attention early on to the education of the poor and the marginalized and, at the same time, unwittingly founded a new type of religious community: Brothers who were teachers and active religious. Through his dedication to the vocation of teaching, de La Salle instituted several procedures that are still in practice in public and parochial institutions. --the simultaneous method --tuition-free attendance --involvement of parents --report cards De La Salle's spirituality for educators, which melds prayer and action, compassion and practicality, can be read afresh in every age: it transcends time and place.
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: pbk ISBN 9780809141623
Description
This volume in the Classics of Western Spirituality makes available to a broad readership a selection of the core writings of John Baptist de La Salle (1651-1719), a French priest and educator who changed the face of education in his time and whose reforms continue to influence the ways we educate our children today.
Born to a wealthy family, de La Salle turned his attention early on to the education of the poor and the marginalized and, at the same time, unwittingly founded a new type of religious community: Brothers who were teachers and active religious. Through his dedication to the vocation of teaching, de La Salle instituted several procedures that are still in practice in public and parochial institutions.
-student cooperative learning
-tuition-free attendance
-involvement of parents
-student service and ownership
De La Salle's spirituality for educators, which melds prayer and action, compassion and practicality, can be read afresh in every age: it transcends time and place.
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