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Publication Date: 2017-Apr
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Inviting Perspective Transformation: Sexual History Awareness for Professional Formation
Ott, Kate
Teaching Theology & Religion, v20 n2 p117-125 Apr 2017
How do we deal with our own sexuality as teachers and as learners in the classroom? As a seminary professor in a mainline Christian context, I find that discussing sexuality increases student discomfort levels by threatening to raise questions about the connections between morality, behavior, and bodies of those in the room--questions we have been culturally trained to avoid. In order to decrease discomfort, many instructors approach sexuality only as content-based subject matter. Particularly for ministry students, this approach can be a disservice to their discernment process and preparation for future ministry contexts, especially for those in turmoil regarding sexuality-related issues. By explicitly engaging how personal experience and cultural contexts shape our sexuality, pedagogical models can promote critical self-reflection and seek perspective transformation, not values change, as a resource for professional sexual ethics training in ministry.
Descriptors: Sexuality, Theological Education, Christianity, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Experience, Cultural Context, Reflection, Perspective Taking, Attitude Change, Ethical Instruction
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