ERIC Number: EJ1270035
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Nov
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-2056-9971
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Teaching Theological Anthropology through English Literature Set Texts in Catholic Secondary Schools and Colleges
International Journal of Christianity & Education, v24 n3 p296-314 Nov 2020
Catholic schools and colleges are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain and sharpen their distinctiveness in a climate of secularism, indifference to religion and the shortage of practising Catholics. This article argues that one method of bolstering Catholic schools' mission integrity is to highlight one important feature of its identity -- theological anthropology -- and shows how curriculum delivery outside Religious Education syllabuses might contribute to its teaching. I take examples from two popular set texts in A-level English Literature to highlight how they might be used creatively to stimulate discussion of a defining feature of personhood within the Christian tradition, "imago Dei."
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Catholics, Church Related Colleges, Institutional Mission, Religious Factors, Integrity, Anthropology, Religious Education, Teaching Methods, English Literature, Secondary School Students, Creative Teaching, Christianity, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Wales)
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