Mike Newby
Biographic Data
| ID | 6466973 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mike Newby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mike |
| FAMILY NAME | Newby |
| SIGNATURE | NEWBY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kingston University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The ‘God beyond God’ in Fiction for Young People
In this article, the author focusses upon two major works of children's fiction which illustrate a post‐Christian concept of spirituality permeating common life. He shows how the narrative, imagery and ideas constitute a challenge to orthodox thought, not only about the way life is, but also about what children should know and think. The central thesis is that literature is the most effective medium for quickening those imaginative powers fundame…
Literary Development as Spiritual Development in the Common School
The central task of this paper is to bring into focus a conception of spiritual development which is not, in essence, religious, and which, therefore, can express the meaning of personal and communal identity within the established climate of the age. Such a conception must accept cultural diversity, reflect democratic humanism and seek to promote life-chances for children and adults in a world of high stress and rapid change
Spiritual Development And Love Of The World
‘What is truly great is accessible to all’ – Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling In this paper I am interested in the ordering of those values we seek to develop in ourselves and the children we bring up and teach. I focus here upon values which are not themselves dependent upon a religious view of life. These are values appropriated by many people living in the essentially non‐religious culture of late‐modernity for whom religions have lost the auth…
Living Theory or Living Contradiction
Sensualism, Spirituality and Education
Journal Article Sensualism, Spirituality and Education: some reflections on the value of the individual and their significance for teaching Get access M J Newby M J Newby Correspondence: Dr M. J. Newby, Faculty of Education, Kingston Polytechnic, Kingston Hill, Surrey KT2 7LB, United Kingdom. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Philosophy of Education, Volume 22, Issue 2, December 1988, Pages 173–18…
Sensualism, Spirituality and Education
Journal Article Sensualism, Spirituality and Education: some reflections on the value of the individual and their significance for teaching Get access M J Newby M J Newby Correspondence: Dr M. J. Newby, Faculty of Education, Kingston Polytechnic, Kingston Hill, Surrey KT2 7LB, United Kingdom. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Philosophy of Education, Volume 22, Issue 2, December 1988, Pages 173–18…
Living Theory or Living Contradiction
Spiritual Development And Love Of The World
‘What is truly great is accessible to all’ – Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling In this paper I am interested in the ordering of those values we seek to develop in ourselves and the children we bring up and teach. I focus here upon values which are not themselves dependent upon a religious view of life. These are values appropriated by many people living in the essentially non‐religious culture of late‐modernity for whom religions have lost the auth…
Literary Development as Spiritual Development in the Common School
The central task of this paper is to bring into focus a conception of spiritual development which is not, in essence, religious, and which, therefore, can express the meaning of personal and communal identity within the established climate of the age. Such a conception must accept cultural diversity, reflect democratic humanism and seek to promote life-chances for children and adults in a world of high stress and rapid change
The ‘God beyond God’ in Fiction for Young People
In this article, the author focusses upon two major works of children's fiction which illustrate a post‐Christian concept of spirituality permeating common life. He shows how the narrative, imagery and ideas constitute a challenge to orthodox thought, not only about the way life is, but also about what children should know and think. The central thesis is that literature is the most effective medium for quickening those imaginative powers fundame…
Philosophy (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Educational Challenges and Innovations (2 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)