Who am I, the religious educator? Religion in the formation of a moral compass
The formation of identity in a secularized world is different from formation in a religious oriented society. In this situation, educating young people and guiding their personhood formation is even more a task of connecting to the pupils from out of your own heart. A Catholic religious teacher can...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer
[2020]
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Journal of Religious Education
Year: 2020, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 191-200 |
IxTheo Classification: | KDB Roman Catholic Church RF Christian education; catechetics |
Further subjects: | B
Religious Education
B Teaching through religion B moral compass B Identity |
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Summary: | The formation of identity in a secularized world is different from formation in a religious oriented society. In this situation, educating young people and guiding their personhood formation is even more a task of connecting to the pupils from out of your own heart. A Catholic religious teacher can be a mirror for these young people when answering three questions for her or himself and share these openly with her or his pupils. At the micro level: Who am I as a person? What is in my soul?; at the meso level: What am I doing as a professional and religious teacher?, and at the macro level: Where do I work? What is my context? And how do I deal with that? |
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ISSN: | 2199-4625 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Religious Education
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s40839-020-00106-6 |