ERIC Number: EJ1457359
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Dec
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1368-4868
EISSN: EISSN-1467-9647
Using Narrative Structure to Create Engaging and Vicarious Transformative Experiences
Teaching Theology & Religion, v27 n4 p112-122 2024
Narratives have a unique capacity to hold attention, challenge assumptions, and create transformative experiences. In this paper, I will draw upon narrative homiletics to show how educators who teach theology or scriptural texts can create learning experiences that follow narrative structure. First, I will discuss the advantages of teaching in a way that mimics story structure. These benefits include increasing learner engagement and inviting transformative experiences. Second, I will offer a narrative teaching model that instructors can use when planning lessons. This model contains five basic elements: conflict, complication, clue, climax, and implications. Finally, I will briefly illustrate this model and provide practical suggestions for creating instruction that uses narrative structure.
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Philosophy, Persuasive Discourse, Religious Education, Story Grammar, Learner Engagement, Transformative Learning, Teaching Models, Conflict, Barriers, Evidence, Instructional Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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