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A Place for Transgender Persons in God's Good Creation
Proposal abstract :
The world needs more acceptance and less divisiveness. Transgender persons need more acceptance and less divisiveness. In this moment we are beckoned as ministry leaders to lift a standard for the world to draw from that affords our transgender members of society the dignity, respect, and grace to be. It takes courage to walk in one's true self-identity. That walk should not be hindered or assuaged by incongruent pseudo-scientific pronouncements that fail to meet basic degrees of certainty and that confuse the capacity of humans qua humans. Anything less minimizes our assessment of who is human and who has the right to perform their humanity free and clear of scrutiny and treachery. This project will develop pedagogical tools to use in training ministerial leadership in understanding the high stakes and working towards a more inclusive society.
Learning Abstract :
Over the course of one academic year (Fall 2023 and Spring 2024), I will intentionally adopt sabbath as a daily practice. I will implement various forms of sabbath that will enable me to continue developing my pedagogical practice, opening a world of possibility for both teaching and learning, including the implementation of sabbath into my classroom policies. My hope is that sabbath builds the spiritual capacity for pedagogical transformation. More intimately, I endeavor to reflect on how sabbath can help bring me to a state of wellness, space of wellbeing, and a place of integrated wholeness of mind, body, and spirit.
Description of Activities
With support from this grant, I will implement a "sabbath plan" across four sectors.
1. Physical sabbath: this is defined as activities that improve physical well-being and restores the body. It involves both passive and active rest. Passive rest includes improving the quantity and quality of sleep, while active rest will involve daily physical group exercise activities at West Lafayette Wellness center through yoga, swimming, and Zumba classes.
2. Mental / emotional sabbath: this involves ceasing from the cognitive demands of work
The world needs more acceptance and less divisiveness. Transgender persons need more acceptance and less divisiveness. In this moment we are beckoned as ministry leaders to lift a standard for the world to draw from that affords our transgender members of society the dignity, respect, and grace to be. It takes courage to walk in one's true self-identity. That walk should not be hindered or assuaged by incongruent pseudo-scientific pronouncements that fail to meet basic degrees of certainty and that confuse the capacity of humans qua humans. Anything less minimizes our assessment of who is human and who has the right to perform their humanity free and clear of scrutiny and treachery. This project will develop pedagogical tools to use in training ministerial leadership in understanding the high stakes and working towards a more inclusive society.
Learning Abstract :
Over the course of one academic year (Fall 2023 and Spring 2024), I will intentionally adopt sabbath as a daily practice. I will implement various forms of sabbath that will enable me to continue developing my pedagogical practice, opening a world of possibility for both teaching and learning, including the implementation of sabbath into my classroom policies. My hope is that sabbath builds the spiritual capacity for pedagogical transformation. More intimately, I endeavor to reflect on how sabbath can help bring me to a state of wellness, space of wellbeing, and a place of integrated wholeness of mind, body, and spirit.
Description of Activities
With support from this grant, I will implement a "sabbath plan" across four sectors.
1. Physical sabbath: this is defined as activities that improve physical well-being and restores the body. It involves both passive and active rest. Passive rest includes improving the quantity and quality of sleep, while active rest will involve daily physical group exercise activities at West Lafayette Wellness center through yoga, swimming, and Zumba classes.
2. Mental / emotional sabbath: this involves ceasing from the cognitive demands of work