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Twenty-nine articles from international journals that 'will provide the reader with both a comprehensive map of how contemporary Christian theologians approach the tasks of Christian education, and also skillfully selected excursions in the complex terrain. (From the Publisher)

Table Of Content:
Preface
Foreword(Stephen W. Sykes)

ch. 1 Theology and Christian education theory (Jeff Astley, Colin Crowder)
1.1 Contemporary approaches to Christian education (Jack L. Seymour)
1.2 Theological and educational concepts: problems of integration and differentiation (Karl Ernst Farley)
1.3 Can church education be theological education? (Edward Farley)
1.4 Religious education and theology (James Michale Lee)

ch. 2 Theological foundations: the bible
2.1 Passion and perspective: two dimensions of education in the bible (Walter Brueggemann)
2.2 The reaction against classical education in the New Testament (E.A. Judge)
2.3 'Tell it slant'(John Tinsley)

ch. 3 Theological foundations: the church
3.1 The gesture of a truthful story (Stanley Hauerwas)
3.2 No longer strangers: the church and its educational ministry (Craig R. Dykstra)
3.3 Educating in the Spirit (Carol Lakey Hess)

ch. 4 Theological approaches: postliberal theology
4.1 The significance of postliberalism for religious education (Gregory C. Higgins)
4.2 Theology and belonging: Christian identity and the doing of theology (Lucien Richard)

ch. 5 Theological approaches: liberation theology
5.1 Education, liberation and the church (Paulo Freire)
5.2 Liberation theology and Christian education theory (Frank Marangos)

ch. 6 Theological approaches: feminist theology
6.1 The unity of the sacred and the public possibilities from feminist theology(Mary Elizabeth Moore)
6.2 Feminist images of redemption in education (Mary C. Grey)

ch. 7 Spiritual formation and the worshipping community
7.1 Christian affections and the catechumenate (John A. Berntsen)
7.2 The role of worship in Christian learning (Jeff Astley)
7.3 The formative power of the congregation (Craig R. Dykstra)

ch. 8 Spiritual formation and minesterial education
8.1 Transformation in Christian education (James E. Loder)
8.2 Spiritual formation and theological education (George Lindbeck)
8.3 Theological education and education for church leadership (Charles M. Wood)

ch. 9 The theological education debate
9.1 Thinking theologically about theological education (Francis Schussler Fiorenza)
9.2 Theological inquiry and theological education (Charles M. Wood)
9.3 Emerging issues and theological education (Rebecca S. Chopp)
9.4 Can virtue be taught? Education, character and the soul (David Tracy)

ch. 10 Theology, education and the university
10.1 Theology in the context of the university (Stephen Toulmin)
10.2 The place of theology in the study of religion (Edward Farley)
10.3 Theology: university and church. Is a synergism possible?(Claude Welch)

Select bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index of subjects
Index of names

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A topic of frequent discussion in religious education circles is the relationship between theology and practice. How does Christian theology work itself out in the teaching ministries of the church? Noted Christian education thinker Robert Pazmiño contemplates this debate and offers a contemporary overview of the messages theology brings to Christian education.

Sensitive to today s expanding global culture, God Our Teacher reaffirms the essential role theology plays in developing educational practices and conventions, and carefully fleshes out what it means to use the Trinity as a model for ordering educational thought and practice. This book will be welcomed by all those involved in fostering the growth and development of Christian education. (From the Publisher)

Table Of Content:
Introduction

ch. 1. God For Us: The Trinity and Teaching
ch. 2. God Despite Us: Sin and Salvation
ch. 3. God With Us: Jesus, the Master Teacher
ch. 4. God In Us: The Holy Spirit and Teaching
ch. 5. God Through Us: The Church and Teaching
ch. 6. God Beyond Us: Our Future in Christian Education

Conclusion
Appendix Crossing Over to Postmodernity: Educational Invitations
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index

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Craig Dykstra worked with Rev. Dr. Dorothy Bass to write Practicing Our Faith -- another classic book high on the recommended reading list. Growing in the Life of Faith explores the areas of ministry and Christian education with flair, sensitivity, and an imaginative compassion that is sure to touch and inspire readers, ministers, and educators. Dykstra's compassionate stance and creative and subtle nuances, respectful of varying points of view without denigrating any and beign supportive of general enlightened approaches parallels his work in the Lilly Foundation. (From the Publisher)

Table Of Content:
Foreword to the second edition
Introduction : mystery and manners

ch. 1 The hunger for daily bread
ch. 2 The faithful life
ch. 3 Growing in faith
ch. 4 The power of Christian practices
ch. 5 Education in Christian practices
ch. 6 The formative power of the congregation
ch. 7 Family promises
ch. 8 Youth and the language of faith
ch. 9 Communities of conviction in religion and higher education
ch. 10 Love's knowledge and theological education
ch. 11 When the Bible happens
ch. 12 Learning to be sent
ch. 13 "My teacher, we made bread ..."

A guide for study and conversation

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What is the relationship between the life of the intellect and the life of the spirit? This is complex and painful question. In this paper I would like to approach the problem, not by jumping into the middle to answer the whole of it, but by pondering with you only one part of it having to do with what it means for a Christian to think rationally. As members of our own culture, all of us have been reared to believe at some level that even for the Christian, intellect and spirit are and need to be kept separate. A good deal of my education, even my Christian education, over the years, and yours too, I suspect, was based in the conviction that our human minds are only really trustworthy, that is, "objective," when we are able to discard from our thought processes in own particular, individual perceptions of the world, our own particular experiences, our own particular points of view, and our own values. In short, in order to meet the criteria of acceptable thought we have not only tried to make a division between intellect and the spiritual. We have actually tried to throw out of our definition of what it means to think a good deal of what we know and who we are as human beings and as Christians. In order to help us think about this, I would like to tell a story. It is my story, but I tell it because I suspect large parts of it are your story as well.

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Few people have influenced the development of Christian schools in the Reformed tradition in North America and around the world as much as Nicholas Wolterstorff. As a tribute to his contributions, educators Gloria Goris Stronks and Clarence W. Joldersma have drawn together the world-renowned Christian philosopher's thoughts and reflections on Christian education over the last three decades. The guiding principle in making selections was the inclusion of pieces that discuss what makes education truly Christian. Wolterstorff's writings on education are divided into four sections that focus on the nature of Christian education, the criticisms of Christian education, Christian learning within a pluralistic society, and the goals of Christian education. Of special interest is Wolterstorff's increasing concern with the role of justice in Christian education. Educating for Life portrays Wolterstorff's evolving thinking on education while paying tribute to him as one of the premier Christian philosophers of our day. (From the Publisher)

Table Of Content:
Preface

Part 1 The Nature of Christian Education
ch. 1 Curriculum: By What Standard?
ch. 2 Crucial Curriculum Concerns
ch. 3 A Return to Basic Christian Education
ch. 4 Between Isolation and Accommodation
ch. 5 Beyond 1984 in Philosophy of Christian Education
ch. 6 The School as Educative Agent
ch. 7 Teaching for Tomorrow Today

Part 2 Challenges and Objections to Christian Education
ch. 8 Christ Is Lord
ch. 9 The Christian School and Its Contemporary Challenges
ch. 10 Looking to the Eighties: Do Christian Schools Have a Future?

Part 3 Christian Education in a Pluralistic Society
ch. 11 Religion and the Schools
ch. 12 Human Rights in Education: The Rights of Parents
ch. 13 The Schools We Deserve

Part 4 Educating for Shalom
ch. 14 Task and Invitation
ch. 15 Teaching for Gratitude
ch. 16 Teaching for Justice

Notes
Bibliography
Index