Practical theology and religious education in a pluralist Europe1

Abstract

The relation between Christian practical theology and religious education is discussed from a contextual perspective, commencing with a number of distinctions between various teaching processes which are then applied to the teaching of religion. The implications for a Christian philosophy of education are considered, and it is suggested that the argument would also apply to relations between other religions and education in a pluralist Europe.

Measuring attitude towards RE: factoring pupil experience and home faith background into assessment

“…Even RE where the subject matter is potentially so liberating, is not immune to becoming a 'mechanical act of transferring knowledge' by the teacherespecially if instruction is dogmatic, if questions are discouraged or if the authority and total competence of the teacher is asserted (Hull 2004). …”

Religious Others in (Christian) Seminaries: Three Approaches and Conundrums

“…http://www. theinterfaithobserver.org/journal-articles/2012/9/15/seminaries-buzzing-with-interfaith-studies.html (Chaffee 2012). religious education have been conducted to address how to teach religion in public schools (Smart 1968;Smith 1969;Grimmitt 1973;Gooderham 1980;Felderhof 1985;Hull 2004;Van der Ven and Ziebertz 1994;Sterkens 2001). The main discussions have been around questions such as (a) whether religious education should teach Christian perspectives alone or should include perspectives of other religions and (b) whether religion should be taught in a confessional way or an academic-scientific way (e.g., Grimmitt 1973;Gooderham 1980).…”

Familia În Postmoderniate. Implicaţii Morale Şi Misionare

“…Prezenţa Mântuitorului Hristos la nunta din Cana Galileii, unde a săvârşit prima minune, are o profundă semnificaţie teologică, evidenţiată clar în slujba ortodoxă a Tainei Cununiei: "Care pentru negrăitul Tău dar şi pentru multa bunătate, ai venit în Cana Galileii şi nunta care era acolo ai binecuvântat-o, ca să arăţi că din voia Ta se face însoţirea cea după lege şi naşterea de prunci dintr-însa" (din prima rugăciunea de după ectenia mare din Slujba Cununiei). 6 Principiul pe care Sfinţii Apostoli îl aşează la baza unirii dintre soţi este acelaşi care stă şi la baza unirii dintre Hristos şi Biserică: IUBIREA. "Bărbaţilor, iubiţi pe femeile voastre, după cum şi Hristos a iubit Biserica, şi S-a dat pe Sine pentru ea" (Ef.…”