Through Truth to Freedom
Reconciling a University's Past, Present, and Future
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Published: September 2024
9781975506971
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Published: September 2024
9781975506964
$160.00
Publisher: Myers Education Press
6" x 9"Language: English
The central claim of this volume is that higher education institutions that seek to educate their students for freedom and liberation—the idea behind the liberal arts—must be prepared to embrace the truths they pursue and to lean into the reconciliation demanded by those truths. In other words, they must journey through truth to freedom, but only by way of reconciliation.
For Augsburg University, the truths interrogated delve deep into the heart of its faith tradition, academic mission, and commitment to social justice. Through appreciative and critical inquiry, the truths discovered demand reconciliation with the past so as to be freed for the work they are called to do as “informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders”—Augsburg’s mission! These essays offer a compelling example to other institutions about the important work of connecting past, present, and future—of seeking truth through freedom by way of reconciliation—work that is foundational to an institution’s mission, identity, and future planning.
Perfect for courses such as: Place Matters: Colleges and Universities as Anchors in their Communities; Introduction to Interfaith Learning, Leadership, and Living; History of Higher Education in America; Foundations of Democratic Engagement and Higher Education; Introduction to Experiential Education; Foundations of Higher Education Leadership
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Through Truth to Freedom: By Way of Reconciliation
Paul C. Pribbenow
What’s in a Word: How We Tell Our Stories and Why it Matters
Katie Bishop
Love Letters From the Past: The Role of an Institution’s Archives
Stewart Van Cleve
Leaning In: Augsburg’s Place and Proximity
Augsburg University Land Acknowledgement: A Case for More Than Mere Words
Eric Buffalohead
Generosity and Faithfulness: A Meditation on Why Place Matters for Higher Education
Paul C. Pribbenow
From Either/Or to Both/And: Augsburg’s Journey to Interfaith Living
Paul C. Pribbenow
Augsburg’s Pedagogical Tradition: Firsthand Experiences, the City as Classroom, and Co-creating an Academic Journey
Babette Chatman and Jenny L. Hanson
Augsburg’s Students: Protest and Loving Reform
One Day in May: Past and Present Struggles for Racial Justice
Berlynn Bitengo and Stewart Van Cleve
Loving Reform and the Fight to Be Seen: LGBTQIA+ Perspectives in Conversation
Stewart Van Cleve, with reflections by Lyra McKnight and Taylor Foster
Augsburg’s Health Commons: Caring for Our Neighbors in a World of Extremes
Muna Abdirahman and Kathleen M. Clark
Holding the Door Open: Access, Alternatives, and Agitation—Who Will Be the Next “First”?
Terrance Kwame-Ross
Authors and Participants in The Saga Project
Index
Reviews & Endorsements:
“To read Augsburg University’s Through Truth to Freedom: Reconciling a University’s Past, Present, and Future is both to admire and to be challenged by the integrity—the authentic wholeness—of its purpose. In this vision of 21st-century liberal education there is no separation of learning, citizenship, and neighborly love. Grounded in its Scandinavian Christian origins, its strikingly diverse neighborhood and student body, and its role as an anchor institution in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Augsburg exemplifies the truth that our universities best become national exemplars by embracing their particular place in the world: the land, the people, and diverse traditions that call us to be fully and faithfully human where we live now. By this standard, no other university can be Augsburg, but all of us can learn from its searching, honest, and reconciling commitments.”
William Craft, President Emeritus, Concordia College
“This multi-disciplinary volume shows what is possible when we meet the past with critical yet ultimately loving eyes. The authors uncover a new narrative for Augsburg University that respects its history and its contemporary context. This book will be enjoyed by the Augsburg community but also by anyone with an interest in how institutions get better over time.”
Marjorie Hass, President, Council of Independent Colleges (CIC)
“These essays illustrate Augsburg University’s journey as a community-engaged institution, centering on the land and place that it calls home today. The institution’s commitments to interfaith living, civic and community engagement, freedom of expression, and engaging across differences shine through... and the story reinforces that Augsburg exemplifies the very best of what higher education can be and achieve when values don’t just exist in mission statements and marketing materials but are lived out across every facet of the university community.”
Bobbie Laur, President, Campus Compact
“The voices that are uplifted, the stories told, and the process of reflection serve both as an illustration of Augsburg’s lived mission and a model for how other campuses can explore the intersection of truth and reconciliation as essential pillars of institutional renewal.”
Valerie Holton, Executive Director, Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities