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Publication Date: 2004
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From Individual to Corporate Praxis: A Systemic Re-Imagining of Religious Education
Fleischer, Barbara J.
Religious Education, v99 n3 p316-333 Sum 2004
While praxis-oriented educational methodologies have become nearly normative in adult Christian religious education, an individualist framework still colors many of the approaches involved. Participants gather for reflection, but are sent individually for action in the world. Yet, the complexities of issues that Christians are called to address as agents of effective social transformation increasingly require models of communal or corporate praxis in which communities engage together in action as well as reflection. This article explores the systemic perspective and disciplines of learning organizations as a framework for reimagining the role of religious educator as a catalyst of true communal praxis in congregations.
Descriptors: Religious Education, Christianity, Adult Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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