This article points out the importance of involving every member of a church congregation in the education of the young. (JD)

In this article, the author talks about Jon Levisohn's discussion of "Visions of Jewish Education," which includes at least four valuable contributions. First, Levisohn offers an illuminating account of what a reader of the important book will find. Second, Levisohn draws attention to the ways in which the book will significantly enrich discourse…

Based on a National Council for the Social Studies position statement on the essentials of social studies, a rationale for teaching about religions in the social studies is presented. The author's rationale includes the following points: (1) that knowledge about religion is not only characteristic of an educated person but also necessary for…

The author traces the direction that morality is taking today. As a result of this direction a new presentation and a new method of teaching morality is examined. (Author/DE)

Stresses the importance of community, addressing the difficulty of teaching it in today's individualistic society. Uses Ephesians 4:1-16 as a source for understanding the community and developing an appropriate pedagogy. States the goal as creating within the classroom the experience of the biblical understanding of the social self in community.…

Ways in which philosophical inquiry serve the Christian scholar include these: providing historical analogues, useful paradigms, principles for interpretation of occurrences, tools for systematic analysis of intellectual and social systems, rhetoric of dissent, strategies for change, and mechanisms for preservation of concepts. (Author/MSE)

Wheaton College, a liberal arts college in a Chicago suburb, with an enrollment of 2,000 students, presents a Christian approach to learning. (PG)

While stressing the importance of liturgical music, the author emphasizes that it should not replace general music education in parish schools, for she feels that a musically literate church congregation is critical to the future of liturgical music. (SJL)

The author analyzes the different purposes and processes of religious nurture, religious studies, and religious education to show why "commitment" becomes a problem in school-based Religious Education when the roles of the religious nurturer and the religious educator are confused. (Author/SJL)

Examines various strands of philosophical opposition to contemporary religious education programs which are based more on religious elucidation than advocacy. Concludes that those religious education programs are best which help students assess and evaluate various religions and make informed religious choices for themselves. (DB)

Suggests that prerevolutionary Iranian education weakened students' religious beliefs, portrayed the monarchy as a progressive regime, strengthened nationalism, and instilled the principles of capitalism; whereas postrevolutionary education strengthens students' religious beliefs and instills Islamic values in scientific, social, political, and…

Describes a case study of the views of three Sunday school teachers. Reports that the teachers' attitudes on faith and educational goals differed. Discusses ethnographic research and how it should be used in religious education. Reviews some of the promises and problems of ethnographic research in religious education. (SG)

Proposes a social need for solidarity, examines sources of the term, and shows how principles and practices of solidarity, although construed in various metaphors, is deeply rooted in the scriptural story. Provides a holistic frame of reference for proposing the promotion of solidarity as a foundational concern for religious education. (DSK)

Ben-Avie and Comer describe how Jewish day schools and the Yale Child Study Center's School Development Program (SDP) share a common agenda regarding the aim of education. The foundational science of education is child development, advocates James P. Comer in such seminal works as "School Power" (1980) and "Waiting For A Miracle" (1998). SDP, the…