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===Life and [[worldview]]===
One of my goals in life is to practice
I am a devoted Christian who is also devoted to [[Mission (Christian)|world missions]] and [[social justice]]. My [[Protestant]] [[Conservative Christianity|conservative theology]] is coupled with [[Nonviolence|nonviolent]] [[Radicalization|radical]] social and political [[Nonconformist|nonconformism]].
 
By "radical" I more specifically mean that [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/microcosm microcosms] of [[church|alternative communities]] devoted to [[Christ]], the [[gospel]], and [[the Bible]], should be created who are marked by
 
:Habits of thought, reading, writing, and speaking which go beneath surface meaning, first impressions, dominant myths, official pronouncements, traditional cliches, received wisdom, and mere opinions, to understand the deep meaning, root causes, social context, ideology, and personal consequences of any action, event, object, process, organization, experience, text, subject matter, policy, mass media, or discourse.[http://www.lesley.edu/journals/jppp/4/shor.html]
:Habits of thought, reading, writing, and speaking which go beneath surface meaning, first impressions, dominant myths, official pronouncements, traditional cliches, received wisdom, and mere opinions, to understand the deep meaning, root causes, social context, ideology, and personal consequences of any action, event, object, process, organization, experience, text, subject matter, policy, mass media, or discourse.[http://www.lesley.edu/journals/jppp/4/shor.html]
My Christian [[missiology]] is strongly informed by the ideas of the [[U.S. Center for World Mission]], while I most identify with the [[home church]] movement, and some with the [[emerging church]], [[mennonite]], and [[liberation theology]] movements. However, I am comfortable amidst a considerably large array of Christian movements, so long as they adhere to the stipulates of the [[Nicene Creed]].
As a way to organize social and economic activity and relations, I think [[anarcho-syndicalism]] is superior to [[hegemonic]] [[globalization|global]] [[capitalism]].
===Vocation===
Vocationally, my life path to now is not unusual for an [[INFJ]].
I am an international [[community development]] specialist and [[Critical pedagogy|critical adult educationlist]] among [[poverty|impoverished]] and traditionally [[Oppression|oppressed people]] groups. I teach [[interdisciplinary]] English, social sciences, literature, writing, special topics, and computers. The ideas of [[Paulo Freire]] and [[Ira Shor]] strongly inform my [[pedagogy]]. I have worked and/or researched within [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[El Salvador]], [[Haiti]], and most recently the [[Insular area|U.S.-Pacific island]] of [[Saipan]].
Ever since my teen years I have been a skilled musician. I play bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, recorder, sing, have written songs, and play professionally whenever the rest of my life permits.
My "radio voice" has enabled me to do a few commercials recently.


===Education===
===Education===
I will complete this December an M.Ed. in [http://www.edst.educ.ubc.ca/programs/algc.html Adult Learning and Global Change] from the [[University of British Columbia]]. Prior, I graduated highest in my class from the [[Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College]] of [[Florida Atlantic University]] with concentrations in [[anthropology]] and [[political science]]. Before that, I earned my [[GED|GED diploma]] and studied for one year at [[Youth With A Mission]]'s (YWAM) [[University of the Nations]]. I am on sabbatical from work until 2007 and am currently debating whether to return to work at that time or study for a doctorate.
I hold an M.Ed. in [http://www.edst.educ.ubc.ca/programs/algc.html Adult Learning and Global Change] from the [[University of British Columbia]]. Prior, I graduated highest in my class from the [[Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College]] of [[Florida Atlantic University]] with concentrations in [[anthropology]] and [[political science]]. Before that, I earned my [[GED|GED diploma]] and studied for one year at [[Youth With A Mission]]'s (YWAM) [[University of the Nations]]. My academic outputs are strongly [[interdisciplinary]], within which I most often interact with social sciences (particularly anthropology), philosophy, literatures of discontent, and theology.
 
===Family===
Beyond [[Christ]], the most important thing in life to me is my [[family]].
 
I have been married for nearly 15 years and have three school-aged children, one of whom we [[homeschool]]. I met my wife while we were in [[YWAM]]. She is a [[missionary kid]] who was born in Bolivia to missionaries in the [[Grace_Movement#Grace_Movement|Grace Movement]] and is an over ten-year survivor of [[Hodgkin's Lymphoma]].
 
Best information indicates that I am of [[Jewish]] and English/Irish descent. During [[World War II]], my Jewish biological mother hid in fear of [[Benito Mussolini]] within a [[Catholic]] [[Monastery]]. Amongst Catholic sisters, she converted to Christ, and along with a good number of other similarly-hiding Italian-Jews of the time, monestarians aided her to escape to the United States. I was born much later and, ironically, was adopted into a German family. I have never met any of my biological relatives.
 
===Hobbies===
Original and library-based academic study, and scholarly and creative writing, are my all-time favorite personal activities. Beyond this, I enjoy music, film, and theatre of many genres and eras; outdoor life including, fishing, camping, backpacking and hunting; and, ethnic cooking, computers (including [[Linux]]), and travel.
 
==Contributions==
I enjoy contributing because it allows me to expand my knowledge bases. While my contributions to date have been in relatively narrow areas, my interests are actually wide-ranging.
 
===Major contributions===
 
*[[Christian views on contraception]]
*[[Quiverfull]]
*[[Ex-Mormon]] (No, I am not an ex-Mormon)
*[[Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands]]
*[[Wake Island]]
*[[Cité Soleil]] (photos)
*[[Bluefish#Sport_fishing]]
 
===Pages I have started and authored===
*[[Mary Pride]]
*[[Prairie Muffins]]
 
==What would I say to others?==
#'''Cite while you write. Please!''' It takes probably five times more time for someone to come along and dig up citations for your work than for you to just ''cite while you write''!


==Talk==
==Talk==
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Revision as of 17:44, 26 December 2006

Who is Stephen Ewen?

Template:Boxboxtop Template:User working published book Template:User published academic journal Template:User published magazine Template:User published textbook encyclopedia Template:Boxboxbottom One of my goals in life is to practice

Habits of thought, reading, writing, and speaking which go beneath surface meaning, first impressions, dominant myths, official pronouncements, traditional cliches, received wisdom, and mere opinions, to understand the deep meaning, root causes, social context, ideology, and personal consequences of any action, event, object, process, organization, experience, text, subject matter, policy, mass media, or discourse.[1]

Education

I hold an M.Ed. in Adult Learning and Global Change from the University of British Columbia. Prior, I graduated highest in my class from the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University with concentrations in anthropology and political science. Before that, I earned my GED diploma and studied for one year at Youth With A Mission's (YWAM) University of the Nations. My academic outputs are strongly interdisciplinary, within which I most often interact with social sciences (particularly anthropology), philosophy, literatures of discontent, and theology.

Talk

I welcome you to my talk page!

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