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The Empirical Science of Religious Education draws together a
collection of innovative articles in the field of religious
education which passed the editorial scrutiny of Professor Robert
Jackson over the course of his impactful fourteen year career as
editor of the British Journal of Religious Education. These
articles have made an enormous contribution to the international
literature establishing of the empirical science of religious
education as a research field. The volume draws together, organises
and illustrates the contours of this emerging field and is an
essential compendium which covers work in: teacher education and
teacher experience; student understanding, attitudes and values;
varieties of religious schooling, and; worldview and life
interpretation Organised into ten thematic sections the
contributors cover the field comprehensively and bring with them an
international and reflexive approach to their research. It is an
essential resource for those practitioners and researchers who wish
to access original and innovative research undertaken by way of
ethnographic fieldwork, practitioner research, life-history
approaches to research, psychological scales and measures, and
large surveys. Particularly interested readers will be studying
PGCE and masters level programmes in religious education, as well
as qualified religious educators undertaking continuing
professional development.
The key issues facing rural life and the rural church today are
worth serious thought, serious theological reflection, and serious
empirical evidence. The twenty-eight articles drawn together for
the first time in this reader illustrate the significant
contribution made to these debates over the past decade by the
journal Rural Theology. The articles concentrate on the themes of
perspectives from the Bible, perspectives from ordinary theology,
theological and sociological perspectives, historical perspectives
listening to visitors, listening to the community, listening to
churchgoers, listening to church leaders and satisfaction and
stress in ministry. The authors include voices from the Anglican,
Baptist, Methodist and Pentecostal Churches, from England, Scotland
and Wales. Rural Life and Rural Church provides an invaluable
resource for clergy and lay Christians involved in rural ministry
initial and continuing ministerial education and formation
Christian men and women living in the countryside.
The key issues facing rural life and the rural church today are
worth serious thought, serious theological reflection, and serious
empirical evidence. The twenty-eight articles drawn together for
the first time in this reader illustrate the significant
contribution made to these debates over the past decade by the
journal Rural Theology. The articles concentrate on the themes of
perspectives from the Bible, perspectives from ordinary theology,
theological and sociological perspectives, historical perspectives
listening to visitors, listening to the community, listening to
churchgoers, listening to church leaders and satisfaction and
stress in ministry. The authors include voices from the Anglican,
Baptist, Methodist and Pentecostal Churches, from England, Scotland
and Wales. Rural Life and Rural Church provides an invaluable
resource for clergy and lay Christians involved in rural ministry
initial and continuing ministerial education and formation
Christian men and women living in the countryside.
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Anxiety (Paperback)
Mandi Robbins
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R358
R293
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At the dawn of the third millennium, Rowan Williams the 104th
Archbishop of Canterbury faces the daunting challenge of leading
the highly diversified and fragmented Church of England. The very
essence of Anglicanism remains in the capability of embracing
alternative perspectives in teaching and practice. "Fragmented
Faith?" draws attention to three fault-lines within the Church of
England: the continuing differences between evangelicals and
Catholics, liberals and conservatives and charismatics and
non-charismatics. But the fragmentation is more profound than these
distinctions of church orientation. This well-informed and
perceptive analysis shows that the real divisions are between the
generations, between the sexes and between the laity and the
clergy.
Following the events of September 11th 2001, public focus has been
on the power of religion in world politics. This book addresses the
role of religious education in a polarised and globalised world
where terrorism has impacted on western democracy. Through an
analysis and evaluation of all the different models of religious
education across the western world, the book considers if religion
is part of the answer or part of the problem. Internationally,
religious educators have been required to face the challenge of
developing and justifying their subject matter in a world keen to
combat terrorism and to promote peace. This book demonstrates that
while some claim religious education inflames fundamentalist
sensitivities and in some cases lead to sectarian violence, it also
has the counterbalancing capacity to inform and enrich communal
life.
In this exciting and thought-provoking collection of essays, key
Christian religious educators from America, Australia, Britain and
Europe address the crucial role of education in religion and values
for critiquing and shaping the major social, political and moral
issues facing us in the third millennium.Professor Jeff Astley (UK)
examines the challenges posed by science. He demonstrates how
religious education is crucial to the proper shaping of scientific
progress.Professor Friedrich Schweitzer (Germany) confronts the
challenges of supranational and global developments. He argues that
education in inter-religious dialogue is essential for
international co-operation and for our future society.Professor
Mary Elizabeth Moore (US) tackles the challenges of ethnic
diversity and biodiversity. She argues that religious education
holds the key to releasing the world from ethnic oppression and
ecological destruction.Professor Brian V. Hill (Australia) analyses
the challenges confronting young people in the global village. He
maintains that religious education can enfranchise young people in
their personal search for meaning.Other contributors include Dr J.
Mark Halstead (UK), Dr Eleanor Nesbitt (UK), Dr Heinz Streib
(Germany), Dr Andrew Wright (UK), and Professor Hans-Georg Zieberz
(Germany).ABOUT THE EDITORSThe Rev. Professor Astley is Director of
the North of England Institute for Christian Education. The Rev.
Professor Leslie J. Francis is Director for the Welsh National
Centre for Religious Education at the University of Wales, Bangor.
Mandy Robins is Teaching and Research Fellow in the Welsh National
Centre for Religious Education at the University of Wales, Bangor.
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