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ERIC Number: EJ869625
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jan
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1368-4868
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God's Stuff: The Constructive Powers of Chaos for Teaching Religion
Willhauck, Susan
Teaching Theology & Religion, v13 n1 p64-70 Jan 2010
Order and organization are valued in the classroom, and there is a prevailing understanding that chaos should be avoided. Yet chaos can also be potent space or a source from which new things spring forth. This article investigates biblical, scientific, and cultural understandings of chaos to discover how these contribute to a revelatory metaphor for teaching. It examines Catherine Keller's engagement with chaos theory in creation theology for pedagogical implications. Using a framework suggested in the work of Mary Elizabeth Moore, the author interprets powers and practices of chaos teaching and provides examples of how the metaphor plays out in the teaching of religion and theology.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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