THIS CHAPTER DESCRIBES the planning and teaching of a course on the history of the Middle East at a Christian university, focusing in particular on the way in which a concern for spiritual growth and for engagement with issues of justice shaped the structure and pedagogy of the course. The chapter explores the “inner” and “outer” work necessary to connect justice concerns with spirituality and learning.
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