| Summary: | Most introductions to Christian education explore practical issues but fail to connect them to a larger theoretical framework. "Teaching for Reconciliation", however, has gained a reputation as a comprehensive text providing a balanced introduction to both the theory and practice of Christian education. Now this important contribution is available in a more economical paperback edition. The unique makeup of "Teaching for Reconciliation" has prompted James Michael Lee to call it "unquestionably the finest book ever published as an introductory text in the field of Christian religious education." Habermas and Issler argue that the Bible's teaching principles coupled with modern instruction theory must redirect the church toward its goal: reconciling people to God, to one another, and to themselves. The authors organize their unique approach to Christian education around William Frankena's educational model. Part 1 examines theoretical foundations from philosophy, theology, sociology, and educational psychology. Part 2 probes the practical applications of this philosophy of education in effective teaching, age group ministries, leadership, planning, and assessment. - Contents: Foreword, Part 1-Educational Ministry Foundations, 1. Boxes and Blind Men, 2. Advancing Comprehensive Reconciliation, 3. A Reconciliation Model of Christian Maturity, 4. Universal Quests and Unique Filters, 5. Patterns of Growth: The Structural Dimension, 6. Patterns of Growth: The Functional Dimension, 7. Aspects of Learning, 8. Avenues of Learning - Part 2-Educational Ministry Practice, 9. Components of Teaching, Part 1, 10. Components of Teaching, Part 2, 11. Teaching Adults, 12. Commendable Adult Curriculum, 13. Teaching Youth, 14. Commendable Youth Curriculum, 15. Teaching Children: Classroom Situations, 16. Teaching Children: Corporate Strategies, 17. Focus on People: Working with Teachers, 18. Focus on Task: Designing Ministry Programs, 19. At a Crossroad
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