Stitching Together East and West: A Tale of Two Professors

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 18
  In Roundtable Session: Spirituality in Inquiry and Education: Tensions and Reflections

Abstract

Our work with lectio divina evidences dynamism in that we take the monastic contemplative practice of lectio divina from the West and stitch it together with the Eastern emphasis on learning as a process of character development and transformation that originates in Eastern traditions. This article chronicles the conscious effort to create community between two like-minded professors who were dharmically brought together. In community with each other, they began to realize the value of stitching together Eastern and Western approaches for deepened learning and self-discovery for teachers and students alike.

Authors

• Maureen Patricia Hall, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

• Mary Keator, Westfield State University