A Pilgrimage to the Disneyland of Faith

Autor/inn/en	Crowe, Justin; McWilliams, Susan; Beienburg, Sean
Titel	A Pilgrimage to the Disneyland of Faith
Quelle	In: PS: Political Science and Politics, 43 (2010) 2, S.359-361 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-0965
DOI	10.1017/S1049096510000284
Schlagwörter	Democracy; Language Attitudes; Civics; Individualism; Political Issues; Community Cooperation; Democratic Values; Cultural Influences; Community Organizations; Citizen Participation; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demokratie; Sprachverhalten; Staatsbürgerkunde; Individualismus; Politischer Faktor; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Kalifornien
Abstract	As part of a course considering "American Democracy in Theory and Practice," we took 36 students to Rick Warren's Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. During that visit, students observed a community that seeks self-sufficiency and yet proves to be simultaneously responsive to and reflective of American democracy more broadly. Specifically, in a few short hours, they were able to see the virtues of civic association, the difficulty of respecting individualism in large-scale polities, the influence of regional identity, and the two-way interaction between politics and culture--all themes that featured prominently in our course. We offer this reflection to suggest the pedagogical benefits of showing the tensions of American politics in action and to encourage colleagues to consider integrating similar ventures into their own courses. (As Provided).
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