Learning and loves envisaged through the lens of James K. A. Smith: reimagining Christian education today
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Chapter Title | Learning and loves envisaged through the lens of James K. A. Smith: reimagining Christian education today |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 3337 |
Book Title | Reimagining Christian education: cultivating transformative approaches |
Authors | Norsworthy, Beverley (Author), Dowden, Tony (Author) and Luetz, Johannes M. (Author) |
Editors | Luetz, Johannes M., Dowden, Tony and Norsworthy, Beverley |
Page Range | 3-15 |
Chapter Number | 1 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Singapore |
ISBN | 9789811308505 |
9789811308512 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0851-2_1 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811308505 |
Abstract | This chapter introduces the reader to the notion of learning and loves in relation to Christian education. In particular, it draws from James K. A. Smith’s (2016a) keynote address at the 2016 research symposium 'Learning and Loves: Reimagining Christian Education' and sketches a range of contemporary perspectives on the nature and purpose of Christian education today. Critical to this discussion is the educator’s understanding of what it means to be human and Smith’s (2016a) presupposition that 'every pedagogy implicitly assumes an anthropology'. Given that Christian education has been shown to be concerned with the making of ‘whole’ persons (Holmes 1987; Ream and Glanzer 2013), holistic approaches that are both theoretically grounded and practically beneficial are critical to and for such a transformative endeavour. This discourse also introduces the content and organisation of the book Reimagining Christian Education: Cultivating Transformative Approaches, which focuses on some of the manifold facets, expressions and experiences of Christian education encountered in innovative contemporary research and practice today. The book is organised into five thematic sections and includes the introduction of both theoretical perspectives and pedagogical methods and tools, which are field-tested and practice-approved: (1) Conceptual Perspectives; (2) Pedagogical Implications; (3) Inclusive Education and Hospitality; (4) Trends in Learning, Business and Technology; (5) Promoting Reconciliation and Social Justice. By looking at Christian education through the lens of James K. A. Smith, this chapter offers fresh perspectives on (re)imagining education as the passionate pursuit of learning and teaching by lovers of God. |
Keywords | Christian education, Christian worldview, Imago dei, learning, cultural liturgies |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390112. Religion curriculum and pedagogy |
390499. Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Bethlehem Tertiary Institue, New Zealand |
School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood | |
Christian Heritage College Higher Education, Australia | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4w07/learning-and-loves-envisaged-through-the-lens-of-james-k-a-smith-reimagining-christian-education-today
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