ERIC Number: EJ1456238
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-6200
EISSN: EISSN-1740-7931
Genders, Sexualities, and Catholic Schools: Towards a Theological Anthropology of Adolescent Flourishing
British Journal of Religious Education, v47 n1 p74-84 2025
Good religious education needs to be rooted in a robust theological anthropology. The Roman Catholic Church's gender complementarity approach is inadequate for accompanying adolescents in Catholic schools as they engage in questions of gender and sexuality; instead, educators need a theological anthropology oriented towards adolescent flourishing. To construct a more capacious theological anthropological approach, one that is still authentically Catholic and rooted in the Church's official documents, this essay turns to Pope Francis' "Christus Vivit" and "Fratelli Tutti." From Francis' concern for mercy and accompaniment, a theological approach to the goodness of adolescence is described, which can ground theological reflection on gender and sexuality in love and human dignity, rather than shame and exclusion.
Descriptors: Religious Education, Catholic Schools, Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Gender Issues, Sexuality, Values, LGBTQ People, Civil Rights, Philosophy, Social Bias, Social Justice
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