Christian Religious Education by Thomas H Groome

Christian Religious Education by Thomas H Groome

The Classic Guide for Educators of Any Denomination

What mission calls us to teach? How do societal issues-social oppression, poverty, politics-affect what we teach, how we teach it, and how people learn? Who are our students? What and when are they ready to learn? Once we understand these foundations, how can we facilitate an educational experience that has the power to shape and transform people and communities in life-giving ways of faith?
In this classic text, Thomas Groome asks and answers these central questions, providing a comprehensive integration of the history, theory, and practice of modern religious education for a new generation of educators. His self-reflective approach-shared praxis-will inspire school teachers, students of religious education, pastors, parents, and religious educators in local churches who want to understand themselves, their mission, and their surroundings-to inform, form, and transform their students' lives.

Anyone tugged by the calling at the heart of education or religious life can only cheer for the republication of this classic book.--Robert Kegan, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Christian Religious Education is one of the most important books -if not the most important-on Christian education published during the last fifty years.--Don Browning, University of Chicago, coauthor, From Culture Wars to Common Ground: Religion and the American Family Debate

Whether returning Christian Religious Education or reading it for the first time, readers will discover freshness leaping from the page; you will soon know why this formative book of the past is a beacon for the future-informative, inspiring, and wise!--Mary Elizabeth Moore, professor of theology and Christian education, Claremont School of Theology

Tom Groome combines the great masters of the past with the most creative innovators of the present to provide us with a modern day classic.--Virgilio P. Elizondo, founder, Mexican American Cultural Center

Thomas H. Groome is senior professor of theology and religious education at Boston College, and is the long-serving director of its PhD in Theology and Education. His best known major books are Christian Religious Education, Sharing Faith, Educating for Life, What Makes Us Catholic, Will There be Faith?, and Faith for the Heart. He has made more than a thousand public presentations and has lectured widely throughout the world.

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ISBN 13	9780060634940
ISBN 10	0060634944
Title	Christian Religious Education
Author	Thomas H Groome
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	1990-07-02
Number of pages	296
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