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Elias, John L. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2012
Most religious organizations exert their greatest effort in the religious education of children. This makes sense in terms of handing on the faith to the next generation. Historically, however, religious education of adults is the first endeavor of religious groups. Conducting education of children requires the previous religious education of…
Descriptors: Religious Cultural Groups, Religious Organizations, Religious Education, Adult Education
Findsen, Brian – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2012
This chapter focuses on religious institutions or the institutionalized church as an environment where older adults commonly engage as learners, primarily from a spiritual dimension but also within a secular context. It emphasizes the agency of older adults who learn in this specific cultural context in a range of modes for diverse purposes. While…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Religious Factors, Cultural Context, Older Adults