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50 Years of ERIC
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Roebben, Bert – Religious Education, 2014
Children and young people have the inalienable right to be part of a learning community. Nobody can learn on his/her own. Education is always a communal enterprise. In this article the concept of the "spiritual learning community" is developed as a contemporary answer to the socioeducational issues raised by Martin Buber and John Dewey…
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Communities of Practice, Cultural Pluralism, Religious Cultural Groups
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Roebben, Bert – Religious Education, 2012
In this article, the emerging field of youth ministry research is presented and interpreted through the lens of practical theology. International developments are described and compared as local responses to the ongoing global dynamics of youth culture. After an overview of four different contexts in which youth ministry research can be situated,…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Philosophy, Theological Education, International Education
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Halsall, Anna; Roebben, Bert – Religious Education, 2006
In this paper, the authors describe an agenda for future research in religious education in Europe, originating from their experiences in the Russian Federation, and discuss a project, facilitated by the Council of Europe and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, that explores greater "intercultural" and "interfaith"…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Educational Objectives
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Roebben, Bert – British Journal of Religious Education, 2009
Religious education at school should be more than just the acquisition of knowledge. It should not only provide cognitive facts on how religious people act according to their moral and religious convictions, but also on how learners can gain as much profit as possible from these facts in order to build their own identity as religious "tourists".…
Descriptors: Religion, Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Spiritual Development
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Roebben, Bert – Religious Education, 1997
Maintains that the mental "playground" of young people, the field of opportunities where they learn to grow into the person they are uniquely destined to become, has shrunk dramatically. Reflects on three models for youth ministry and religious education that can respond to this phenomenon. (MJP)
Descriptors: Church Programs, Educational Innovation, Lay Teachers, Religious Cultural Groups
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Roebben, Bert – Religious Education, 1995
Defines evangelization as a cooperative religious educational experience regarding the efficacy of the gospel. Considers its role in the lives of young people. Concludes that evangelization must incorporate and address current social concerns as well as questions of belief and unbelief. (MJP)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Ethical Instruction, Higher Education, Interfaith Relations