The fragility of grace in a law focused land: reflections on ministry with young offenders
This article explores the nature of faith in a youth custody setting. Having outlined the context in which the research is based, I suggest that an instructional approach to Christian education - built upon a belief in a human predisposition to evil, an individualised soteriology, ecclesiocentric mi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
International journal for the study of the Christian church
Year: 2024, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 70-80 |
| Further subjects: | B
Offender
B Friere B Chaplaincy B Custody B Pedagogy B instructional B Soteriology B restorative |
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| Summary: | This article explores the nature of faith in a youth custody setting. Having outlined the context in which the research is based, I suggest that an instructional approach to Christian education - built upon a belief in a human predisposition to evil, an individualised soteriology, ecclesiocentric missiology and propensity for biblical literalism - is both familiar and attractive to children in custody. I then argue that such an approach can be both psychologically and spiritually damaging and that alternative pedagogical principles and praxis should be sought and embraced. |
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| ISSN: | 1747-0234 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal for the study of the Christian church
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1474225X.2024.2315798 |
