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1 online resource |
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Part I. Conceptual horizons for Christian education: theoretical, theological and philosophical perspectives. Learning and lves envisages through the lens of James K.A. Smith: Reimagining Christian education today / Beverley Norsworthy, Tony Dowdon and Johannes M. Luetz -- God's curriculum: Reimagining education as a journey towards shalom / David M. Benson -- The Trinity, love, and higher education: Recovering communities of enchanted learning / Ryan Messmore -- Christian theological, hermeneutical and eschatological perspectives on environmental sustainability and creation care -- the role of holistic education / Johannes M. Luetz, Graham Buxton and Kurt Bangert -- Reimagining Christian schools as revelatory communities / Craig B. Murison and David M. Benson |
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Part II. Holistic pedagogical perspectives: Integrating spiritual and practical approaches. Transformative learning: Insights from first year students' experience / Beverly Norsworthy -- Teaching counseling from a Christian worldview: Why and how do we do this? / Barbara Bulkely -- Modeling our teaching on Jesus of the gospels / Irene Alexander -- Teaching as relationship / Ann Crawford -- Making sense of the world: Reimagining Bible engagement in Christian education with teenagers in light of Maxine Greene's aesthetic pedagogy / Graham D. Stanton -- The Wesleyan quadrilateral as an aid to formationin tertiary education / Sam Hey -- Reimagining reflective practice as lifelong learning for professional development within Christian ministry / Graham James O'Brien -- Measured reflection to assist in dealing with conflict: Can an educative approach improve reflection and cultivate a healthier classrom community? / Debra Ayling -- Narrative possiblities and potential for understanding a twenty-first century Christian spiritual journey / K. Rhonda Ransford and Ann Crawford |
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Part III. Inclusive education and hospitality: Educational perspectives on voice, agency and inclusion. You are welcome: Hospitality encounters in teaching / Kaye Chalwell -- Personalized learning and teaching approaches to meet diverse needs: A prototype tertiary education program / Karenne Hills, Kirsty Andersen and Samuel Davidson -- Using appreciative inquiry and multimodal texts as transformative tools within a Christ-following, missional, learning community / James Arkwright and Clement Chihota |
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Part IV. Contemporary Trends in learning, business and technology: Proactively engagin socio-cultural realities. Investing in Australian youth: Nurturing values integrated through action-based learning / Hope, faith and love: Engaging the heart in the world of business / Julian Jenkins -- The 5P model of missional business: Background and description / Rod St Hill -- Reimagining Christian formation in online theological education / Diane Hockridge |
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Part V. Promoting reconciliation in a changing world: Social justice, environmental, historical, and global perspectives in education. Teaching history for a moral purpose: Wilberforce as an evangelical hero / Mark Stephens -- Songs of orientation: Cultural liturgies, the history classroom and the 'Winter Christian' of discontent / Richard Leo |
| Summary |
Back cover: This book is an arresting interdisciplinary publication on Christian education, comprising works by leading scholars, professionals and practitioners from around the globe. It focuses on the integrated approaches to Christian education that are both theoretically sound and practically beneficial, and identifies innovative pedagogical methods and tools that have been field-tested and practice-approved. It discusses topics such as exploring programmes and courses through different lenses; learning challenges and opportunities within organisational management; theology of business; Christian models of teaching in different contexts; job preparedness; developing different interpretive or meaning-making frameworks for working with social justice, people with disability, non-profit community organisations and in developing country contexts. It offers graduate students, teachers, school administrators, organisational leaders, theologians, researchers and education practitioners a fresh and inspiring reimagining of Christian education perspectives and practices and the ramifications of their application to life-long learning |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, July 11, 2018) |
| Subject |
Education -- Philosophy.
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Christian education.
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RELIGION -- Christian Education -- General.
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Education -- Philosophy
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Christian education
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Luetz, Johannes M., editor
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Dowden, Tony, 1960- editor.
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Norsworthy, Beverley, editor
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| ISBN |
9789811308512 |
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9811308519 |
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