Protestant Models of Intentional Community

Abstract Seeking justice, understanding what makes for peace and pursuing it, these are integral aspects of the pursuit of the Good Life. In this chapter three youth and community development experts make the case that 1) a vital aspect of development is empowering adolescents with a faith-informed, community-focused, critical consciousness; 2) young people are formed in community and joy cannot be fully experienced except communally and in the pursuit of JustPeace; and 3) the church has opportunities to intervene at critical junctures in youth formation to help them see the importance of pursuing communal JustPeace for their own ability to live the Good Life. In support of these claims, a framework of radical Identity is postulated and two practices—the Eight Bowls of Life Ceremony for generational identity marking and the Game of Life, part of a three-week intentional community of the Youth Theological Initiative (yti) – are presented. Each practice contributes to formation of justice-seeking identities in adolescents as integral aspects of preparation for the life-long pursuit of God’s joy, God’s good life, and even God’s salvation.

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Special Session: Building Intentional Community Partnerships

10.18260/p.24728 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Julia Thompson ◽

Juan Lucena ◽

Marybeth Lima ◽

Brent Jesiek

Keyword(s):

Community Partnerships ◽

Special Session ◽

Intentional Community

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The (Re-)creation of a place: intentional community and cultural foundation in Poienărei, Argeș

CSAV Journal ◽

10.54508/csavj.2018.16 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Andreea-Ioana NICUȚ

Keyword(s):

Intentional Community

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Exploring Adolescent Social Media Use in a High School: Tweeting Teens in a Bell Schedule World

Teachers College Record ◽

10.1177/016146811912101407 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 121 (14) ◽

pp. 1-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Stacey A. Rutledge ◽

Vanessa P. Dennen ◽

Lauren M. Bagdy

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Social Media ◽

High School Students ◽

Informal Learning ◽

Media Use ◽

Community Building ◽

Intentional Community ◽

School Students ◽

Social Media Use

This multilevel exploratory case study examined the intersection of adolescent social media use and administrators’ and teachers’ work in one Florida high school. Through a survey and activities with 48 high school students and interviews with 37 students and 18 administrators and teachers in a Florida high school, we explored the different ways that students and adults used social media both outside and in school. We found that students and adults engaged in active and intentional community building and informal learning across social media sites, however, these activities were largely separate from the formal activities in schools. We discuss the implications of this separation and its potential to energize high schools.

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Intentional Communities of Practice, the Challenge of Interactivity

Interactivity in E-Learning - Advances in Game-Based Learning ◽

10.4018/978-1-61350-441-3.ch014 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 305-325 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Aaron Wiatt Powell

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Social Interaction ◽

Literature Review ◽

Online Community ◽

Cultural Barriers ◽

Design And Technology ◽

Intentional Communities ◽

Intentional Community ◽

Community Portal

This chapter examines the support of social interaction in a cooperative, situated online learning environment, and the cultural barriers that hinder such intention and interactivity. The findings of a literature review suggest that the greatest challenge to intentional Community of Practice (CoP) is a sense of interdependence among CoP members, the authenticity of the practice or purpose, and a trajectory for the CoP’s future. This case study attends to these issues with a cohort of practicing teachers. It explores an initiative to nurture CoP with cooperative projects and with the support of an online community portal. The case challenges CoP theory from an intentional or instructional standpoint, and informs design and technology in support of CoP.

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