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In the last decade, topics related to justice (i.e., diversity, social and environmental justice) have been readily adopted by secular institutions. While many faith-based organizations have advocated for Christians to develop renewed focus on issues related to justice, these topics have received some pushback from the broader American Evangelical Church. Often limited by the politics undergirding these topics, Christian higher education institutions have generally been slower to adopt justice topics into the classroom than their secular counterparts.
This paper will first show why God had a heart for justice, especially justice for the most vulnerable populations. Then, using this as a basis, I will explain how engineers should pursue justice in their profession and why it is important to teach these concepts in the engineering classroom. Then, with a literature review of resources on successful implementing justice concepts in engineering curriculum, as well as instances of my own use of case studies in my classes, I will explain how Christian institutions can adopt these concepts in their classrooms and view them from a Christian worldview.
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Training Students to Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness in Engineering
In the last decade, topics related to justice (i.e., diversity, social and environmental justice) have been readily adopted by secular institutions. While many faith-based organizations have advocated for Christians to develop renewed focus on issues related to justice, these topics have received some pushback from the broader American Evangelical Church. Often limited by the politics undergirding these topics, Christian higher education institutions have generally been slower to adopt justice topics into the classroom than their secular counterparts.
This paper will first show why God had a heart for justice, especially justice for the most vulnerable populations. Then, using this as a basis, I will explain how engineers should pursue justice in their profession and why it is important to teach these concepts in the engineering classroom. Then, with a literature review of resources on successful implementing justice concepts in engineering curriculum, as well as instances of my own use of case studies in my classes, I will explain how Christian institutions can adopt these concepts in their classrooms and view them from a Christian worldview.