ABSTRACT
The training, in the late 20th century, is governed by a culture of specialized knowledge and techniques for reaching interpretive conclusions by means of rules of evidence and inference. The historian’s cult of objectivity lies at the heart of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s fear that the American scholar was becoming a divided self, the whole person giving way to the disconnected specialist, the organic unity of both self and knowledge being dissipated, with knowledge and morals occupying separate stations in the scholar’s life. Students should have the ability to apply knowledge that leaves the world a better place than they found it. Participating in some type of service was essential to learning what was being taught——applying theory to reality. Service provided a greater depth and understanding of the readings. Reflective journals were a key catalyst in encouraging students to search for the connections between their experiences in the community and their interpretations of the course texts.
