{"product_id":"handbook-to-the-heart-of-gwen-adams-9781685954031","title":"Handbook to The Heart of Culture, Volume I-Paideia to Monastic Education: A Guide for Cultivating the Soil of Catholic Culture and Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe West's \u003c\/strong\u003eeducational crisis may be unresolved, but there are signs of renewal in Catholic education. In this effort, the Habiger Institute for Catholic Leadership's 2020 volume \u003cem\u003eThe Heart of Culture \u003c\/em\u003ehas given its readers hope that the Catholic educational tradition is both resilient and true. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGwen Adams' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHandbook to \u003c\/em\u003eThe Heart of Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e fortifies this hope with stories of renewal, spiritual reflections, and practical applications. In each of the three \u003cem\u003eHandbook \u003c\/em\u003evolumes, Adams examines an aspect of Catholic educational history with particular attention to the education of children and adolescents; offers an insightful reflection on a virtue critical to education; and supplies abundant resources in pedagogy and materials. Perfectly balancing the weight of the tradition across the three volumes, Adams offers to new and experienced teachers alike insights and skills for educating in truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume I traces Catholic educational history from its roots in Israel and Greek \u003cem\u003epaideia\u003c\/em\u003e, through the Incarnation and the early Church, to the establishment of monasticism. Following a reflection on sensory-emotional formation, wonder, and studiousness, the Workbook gives guidance for cultivating wonder, with practical plans and suggestions for physical education, nature study, reading aloud, and the Socratic method.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gwen Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685954030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685954031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cluny Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Gwen Adams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46906899497215,"sku":"9781685954031","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8560785f-36b3-4647-96b8-fe78650abaf5.jpg?v=1748771709","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/handbook-to-the-heart-of-gwen-adams-9781685954031","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}