Molly Worthen writes: “The proliferation of programs…will push mainstream universities to recover the moral component of their mission, and to recognize that what students need — far more than gourmet dining hall food or fancier classroom technology — is a period of discipleship, a time of discernment, to…submit to community and an ideal larger than ourselves, without losing ourselves entirely.”
PERSPECTIVES: Students Seek Alternatives to Mainstream Higher Education
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