Education as Sacrament

The conversation between theology and education is the missing ingredient for shaping a distinctly Christian process of education. This article calls for a productive conversation between the social sciences and theology to establish an educational process that is redemptive in nature. As a correcti...

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Main Author: Downs, Perry G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications 2011
In: Christian education journal
Year: 2011, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 101-113
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Summary:The conversation between theology and education is the missing ingredient for shaping a distinctly Christian process of education. This article calls for a productive conversation between the social sciences and theology to establish an educational process that is redemptive in nature. As a corrective to disintegrated education, biblical theology can inform educational process to help it become a means of grace for the learner, and in that sense it can be understood as sacramental.
ISSN:2378-525X
Contains:Enthalten in: Christian education journal
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/073989131100800107