Abstract This article explores the merits and challenges of a community partnership that was forged between a Religious Studies professor at DePaul University and the nonprofit Interfaith Community for Detained Immigrants (ICDI). Through this partnerhip, students in a Religious Studies class participated in a set of ICDI-related, half-day immersion experiences. As qualitative data from students' reflections show, students reported having high levels of engagement and empathy through these immersion experiences. The article suggests that this form of community engaged learning is significant not only for student learning, but also for institutional identity and mission. For institutions like DePaul, where the mission is centered around faith in action, community engaged learning can be a potent site for enacting and realizing mission.

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行动信念和社区参与：通过沉浸式体验实现使命

摘要 本文探讨了德保罗大学宗教研究教授与非营利性被拘留移民宗教间社区 (ICDI) 之间建立的社区伙伴关系的优点和挑战。通过这种合作关系，宗教研究班的学生参加了一系列与 ICDI 相关的半天沉浸式体验。正如学生反映的定性数据所示，学生们报告说，通过这些沉浸式体验，他们的参与度和同理心很高。文章表明，这种社区参与式学习形式不仅对学生学习很重要，而且对机构身份和使命也很重要。对于像 DePaul 这样的机构，其使命以行动信念为中心，社区参与式学习可以成为制定和实现使命的有力场所。