Not all the teachers were monks though, and of these, several left their unique signatures upon the path of my [[intellectual]] and [[spiritual]] growth. One was a beloved [[English]] teacher who inspired my study of [[Transcendentalism]] and an investigation into experimental learning communities while another was a [[Physics]] teacher who challenged us with a survey comparing the virtually indistinguishable musings of mystics and physicists. Otherwise, our regular [[Theology]] courses were preoccupied with the study of [[Rock music]] especially the operas [[Hair]], [[Jesus Christ Superstar]], and [[Tommy]] all the while exploring the ascendancy of film as the story telling medium of our age. My graduation and departure from this community where I served as President of a short lived experiment with students and faculty sharing the power of governance with the official school administration left me bereft of the only place which up to that time I had ever felt at home. | Not all the teachers were monks though, and of these, several left their unique signatures upon the path of my [[intellectual]] and [[spiritual]] growth. One was a beloved [[English]] teacher who inspired my study of [[Transcendentalism]] and an investigation into experimental learning communities while another was a [[Physics]] teacher who challenged us with a survey comparing the virtually indistinguishable musings of mystics and physicists. Otherwise, our regular [[Theology]] courses were preoccupied with the study of [[Rock music]] especially the operas [[Hair]], [[Jesus Christ Superstar]], and [[Tommy]] all the while exploring the ascendancy of film as the story telling medium of our age. My graduation and departure from this community where I served as President of a short lived experiment with students and faculty sharing the power of governance with the official school administration left me bereft of the only place which up to that time I had ever felt at home. |