A Constructive Task in Religious Education: Making Christian Selves.

Anderson, E. Byron

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ERIC Number: EJ613833

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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A Constructive Task in Religious Education: Making Christian Selves.

Anderson, E. Byron

Religious Education, v93 n2 p173-88 Spr 1998

Discusses the self as socially constructed by comparing George Herbert Mead and Robert Kegan and then addresses the construction of the religious self by focusing on Mead, Kegan, and George Lindbeck. Considers the "theonomous self" (identity related to God). Concludes by discussing ecclesial practices that correspond to the theonomous self. (CMK)

Descriptors: Christianity, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences, Higher Education, Individual Development, Models, Religious Education, Religious Factors, Self Concept, Social Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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