Love of learning : desire for justice : undergraduate education and the option for the poor

A collection of essays stemming from college professors' struggle to create an atmosphere of creative excellence and effective social justice for their undergraduate students. Love of Learning: Desire for Justice concerns the dynamic interplay between the life of the mind and spirit, where academics and social support work to strengthen each other. Love Of Learning: Desire For Justice Is About The Dynamic Interplay Between The Life Of The Mind And The Life Of The Spirit, Where The Academic And The Social Support And Strengthen Each Other. These Essays Are From Discussions Among College Teachers Struggling To Develop An Atmosphere Of Creative Excellence And Effective Social Justice For Their Undergraduate Students. The Option For The Poor Discussed Here Arose Among Catholics Out Of The Energies Released By Vatican Council Ii In The 60's That Went Into Meeting New Challenges Within The Church And The Unfairnesses That Afflict So Many In The Us And Around The World. Introduction / William Reiser -- A Church Of The Poor And For The Poor / James F.x. Pratt -- An Invitation To Conversation About Undergraduate Education And The Option For The Poor / Mary E. Morton -- The Option For The Poor And Undergraduate Education / David J. O'brien -- Love Your Enemies And The Option For The Poor / David Gill -- Thoughts On Personal Wealth / Peter Perkins -- Childhood Poverty: Sociology And The Option For The Poor / David M. Hummon -- Option Versus Options For The Poor: Selected Economic Issues / Charles H. Anderton And David K.w. Chu -- Not A Private Matter: Pedagogies And Strategies For Institutional Change / Carolyn Howe -- Holy Cross' Mission In Light Of Their Preferential Option For The Poor / Mauri A. Ditzler -- A Preferential Option For The Poor: Social Justice And Curriculum Reform / Gary P. Deangelis -- Women And The Option For The Poor / Mary Ann Hinsdale -- Afterword: Where Do We Go From Here? / William Reiser. Edited By William Reiser. Papers Presented At A Symposium Held At Holy Cross College During The 1993-94 Academic Year. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 137-138). The "option for the poor" discussed here arose among Catholics out of the Vatican Council II in the 1960s. The book examines the interplay between the life of the mind and the life of the spirit, where the academic and social support and strengthen each other in an educational context.