"Never the Same"

Another article that I read by Robert Harris made perfect sense and I really enjoyed it. The article, Defining the Integration of Faith and Learning, talked about how whether you are religious or not, all the new information that you learn you integrate that into what you already know which is really your "faith." "Every time we learn, we engage in the process of integration, comparing new knowledge claims with already accepted knowledge, attempting to fit the two together into a consistent and coherent whole," says Harris.

2 very important aspects of successful integration are consistency (the new information doesn't clash with the old) and coherence (everything makes sense). I agree with both of these because if you don't understand the new information that is given to you, then how will you learn it to where you can use that? And if it is not consistent with what you already know, then is the new or the old information wrong?

Harris also talks about different types of integration and how all of these types are used to help us make sense of what we are learning and how to use that. I think the most interesting aspect was the last one, "connecting knowledge with one's basic presuppositions and values." This was were we sort out our knowledge and ask questions like "what does it all mean?"

The next section with the title of "Integrating Faith and Learning" was about connecting truth. Personally, I liked the first and last parts, "All truth is God's truth," and "Truth is the most important goal of learning." Everything that we learn is truth from God and that truth must be our main goal.

A quote at the end was a good one I thought. "To become a better integrator, learn all you can, be dedicated to the Word, and look for the unity of truth." This quote says a lot. It tells us to go out and learn but stick to God's Word which is the truth.