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Nishioka, Rodger – Religious Education, 2021
The way faith is formed depends upon the zeitgeist, the spirit of the age. Faith formation cannot happen in a vacuum. It is shaped and informed by all that is happening. In our time, the COVID-19 pandemic is happening. In this essay I reflect on faith formation amid the zeitgeist of the Coronavirus, considering ways that the pandemic requires…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, COVID-19, Pandemics, Clergy
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Ku, Eliana Ah-Rum – Religious Education, 2022
The Bible tells keeners to teach lament to a faith community and to the daughters of the community when evil and injustice are rampant. This intriguing demand draws the attention of the faith community to how lament works and how it can become a community practice to deal with suffering. This study specifically challenges the adequacy of the…
Descriptors: Females, Violence, Biblical Literature, Religious Factors
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Procario-Foley, Carl B. – Religious Education, 2022
Since the publication of Pope Francis' landmark encyclical (2015), "Laudato Si," there has been a robust discussion among religious educators concerning the notion of ecological conversion. Drawing on this rich scholarship, this paper strives to move from the "what" of ecological conversion to the "how"; that is, how…
Descriptors: Clergy, Holistic Approach, Religious Education, Ecology
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Peck-McClain, Emily A. – Religious Education, 2021
United Methodist Church polity bars "self-avowed practicing homosexuals" from ordination and prohibits same-sex wedding celebrations in their churches or by their clergy. Recently, the consequences for disobeying church polity have increased in severity and the denomination is expected to split. This paper profiles three churches who…
Descriptors: Protestants, Churches, Religious Education, Homosexuality
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Winright, Tobias – Religious Education, 2018
This article consists of remarks made during a panel at the 2017 annual meeting of the Religious Education Association in St. Louis, MO. From his vantage point as a former law enforcement agent, the author explores issues of ethical dilemmas present in policing; the current situation of militarized police forces; community policing and its…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Meetings, Professional Associations, Law Enforcement
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de Kock, A. – Religious Education, 2017
In 2012, I proposed the apprenticeship model as a promising catechetical model for church communities in which catechists might be hope generators, and the church community becomes a community of hope. This article argues that the original meaning of the apprenticeship model is challenged by an emphasis in youth ministry practices on the…
Descriptors: Clergy, Religious Education, Apprenticeships, Churches
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Fears, Barbara A. – Religious Education, 2017
The Underground Railroad is the first racially integrated civil/human rights movement in the United States. The basic concepts of "escape" and "travel" that undergird the movement offer a way of envisioning the teaching/learning exchange as leaving behind unhealthy ideologies, and as journeying with students from one place of…
Descriptors: Christianity, Civil Rights, Religious Education, Travel
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van der Nest, Theo; Buchanan, Michael T. – Religious Education, 2014
Since the enactment of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act in New Zealand in 1975, leadership in Catholic schools has become increasingly complex. Under the legislation Catholic schools are required to develop and maintain their "Special Character." The Director of Religious Studies (DRS) has become the position with a key…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Foreign Countries, Private Schools, Educational Legislation
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Lawson, Kevin E. – Religious Education, 2012
In popular understanding, the late Middle Ages has been viewed as a time of relative religious ignorance for both laity and clergy. Recent scholarship is indicating a more knowledgeable and vigorous faith experience in this time period. This article examines the major educational ministry renewal of the church in England following the Fourth…
Descriptors: Clergy, Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Spiritual Development