This book focuses not on techniques of teaching, but on the spirituality that motivates teaching. It provides a spirituality that calls for teachers to be open to the cultural variety of students in their classrooms, a spirituality that can become the basis for teaching Christian faith in the midst of difference. Drawing on her experiences teaching in churches, seminaries, colleges and other religious settings, Talvacchia integrates Christian theology, pedagogy and critical thinking in to a spirituality that is moral, practical and rooted in Christian tradition. A combination of theological reflection and practical skills necessary in the formation of multicultural teachers, each chapter begins with a illustrative story from Talvacchia's experience and offers a reflection on a teaching practice tat is designed to interactively engage the reader in his or her own teaching practice.
