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A monthly publication of virtues & vocations, Good Thought pieces showcase scholars from various disciplines reflecting on how issues of virtue and vocation intersect with their work in higher education.
This look into the lives of characters in an Irish town during Christmas week in the 1980s could also be an argument for liberal education.
The legal profession is currently experiencing a crisis of well-being.
David McPherson considers the ways in which the virtues are about acknowledging our limitations.
A collection of essays from scholars in education, history, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology.
Andy Crouch considers the ways new technologies shape our world as well as the desires driving the design of new technologies.
GOOD THOUGHT
According to a recent National Business Ethics Survey (2013), almost one out of two U.S. employees has witnessed wrongdoing in their workplace. Half of them did not report the wrongdoing or take any action. Why do some individuals display courage at work while many of their co-workers — when faced with the same situation — do not?
GOOD READ
Claire Keegan’s Christmas novella, Small Things Like These, will not only draw your imagination into the lives of characters in an Irish town during Christmas week in the 1980s; it could also be an argument for liberal education.
GOOD WORK
How can universities encourage students to move beyond cognitive engagement with ideas about flourishing into habits and ways of being? For students in Villanova University’s Honors Program, a Living Learning Community with a focus on “The Examined Life: the Good, the True, the Beautiful,” aims to do just that.
This monthly digest will provide you with articles of interest, examples of character initiatives in higher education, book recommendations, and news about upcoming events.
