Teaching Theology In A Technological Age

Author : Doru Costache,James R. Harrison
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781443886703

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Teaching Theology in a Technological Age by Doru Costache,James R. Harrison Pdf

The iGeneration has learned to adapt rapidly to technological change. Tech-savvy students multi-task with consummate ease, accessing email on smart-phones, researching assignments on tablets, reading a book on Kindle, while drinking a flat white and listening to iTunes in the background. How does the tertiary educational curriculum meet the learning needs of students whose attention transitions rapidly between mediums and messages? The complexity and pace of modern technological change has left the theological educational sector gasping, as it struggles to devise pedagogically engaging online distance learning materials in traditional disciplines and teach units with significant relational and pastoral components. The technological benefits are vast, the instant availability of information unprecedented, and the opportunities to provide theological education to groups marginalised by the tyranny of distance and time enormous. How should the theological sector address these challenges and opportunities? Although the benefits are massive, the media is replete with stories of the casualties of technological change, including cyber-bullying, internet predators, the psychic damage from trolls, addiction to gaming, and issues of body image, among others. How should the theological sector, drawing upon its scriptural and teaching heritage, come to grips with the deficits spawned by the technological revolution? What is the theological, pastoral, social and pedagogic responsibility of theology teachers in nurturing this new generation? Teaching Theology in a Technological Age draws together in an inspiring volume a series of cutting-edge essays from Australian, New Zealand and South African scholars on the learning and teaching of theology in a digital age.

Author : Johannes M. Luetz,Tony Dowden,Beverley Norsworthy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789811308512

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Reimagining Christian Education by Johannes M. Luetz,Tony Dowden,Beverley Norsworthy Pdf

This book is an arresting interdisciplinary publication on Christian education, comprising works by leading scholars, professionals and practitioners from around the globe. It focuses on the integrated approaches to Christian education that are both theoretically sound and practically beneficial, and identifies innovative pedagogical methods and tools that have been field-tested and practice-approved. It discusses topics such as exploring programmes and courses through different lenses; learning challenges and opportunities within organisational management; theology of business; Christian models of teaching in different contexts; job preparedness; developing different interpretive or meaning-making frameworks for working with social justice, people with disability, non-profit community organisations and in developing country contexts. It offers graduate students, teachers, school administrators, organisational leaders, theologians, researchers and education practitioners a fresh and inspiring reimagining of Christian education perspectives and practices and the ramifications of their application to life-long learning.

Author : Marilyn Naidoo
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780992236007

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Contested Issues in Training Ministers in South Africa by Marilyn Naidoo Pdf

The purpose of this book is to engage challenging issues that are called into question during ministerial training. This is a volume presenting eleven contested issues that attend to concerns related to structures, processes, knowledge and practices within theological education. Contributors offer keen insights about how to think differently and more complexly about these matters within a changing South Africa. It is an affirmation of the multiple voices, locations, identities and positions within South African theological education, as a starting point for transformative theological education. It is hoped that these reflections can enable future ministers to confront the question of how to be in the world with the required competence, integrity and professional identity to meet the needs of church and society.

Author : Lars Charbonnier,Johan Cilliers,Matthias Mader,Cas Wepener,Birgit Weyel
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110569810

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Pluralisation and social change by Lars Charbonnier,Johan Cilliers,Matthias Mader,Cas Wepener,Birgit Weyel Pdf

How can one describe the pluralisation of the religious realm, which is of such significance for processes of social change? How can it be done from an international perspective? The book sharpens the idea of religious pluralisation by elucidating it against the backdrop of specific religious phenomena and practices. Concepts and interpretations of religious praxis are correlated here in a way that has proven most fruitful in the field of Practical Theology. We take a closer look at twelve highly relevant topics that are formative for the practical-theological discourses in South Africa and Germany: poverty and wealth, education, transitional rites and passages, health, religious community formation and the future of the Church, beginning and end of life, transformation of the media, migration and interculturality, populism and radicalisation in religion and knowledge, processing of the past, communal living. Each topic will be introduced by one scholar from a certain country and commented on by another. The conversational procedure contributes to a contextual theology that understands theology essentially as dialogue. In all contributions pluralisation is the overarching topic. It shall be developed as a conception and theory respectively, both of which are not self-evident their theoretical implications must be explicitly unfolded.

Author : Andrew M. Bain,Ian Hussey
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781532640667

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Theological Education by Andrew M. Bain,Ian Hussey Pdf

This volume draws upon historical and theological sources and empirical research to provide a unique and diverse perspective on theological education in the twenty-first century. The volume develops and promulgates the best thinking about theological education by drawing upon the breadth of expertise represented by the faculty of colleges within the Australian College of Theology. This volume not only produces crucial insights for the future of theological education around the world but gives the Australian theological sector a voice to make its own unique contribution to the global dialogue about theological education.

Author : Ros Stuart-Buttle
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781443851060

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Virtual Theology, Faith and Adult Education by Ros Stuart-Buttle Pdf

Online learning is a key feature of the contemporary educational landscape and has entered mainstream policy, provision and practice. But if online education is to reach mature development and evaluation, it must be open to critical appraisal. This book considers the implementation of online learning within adult theological education. This can be an area of challenge or contention, especially when established academic practices and cherished values are seen as threatened when handed over to online delivery. This opens questions about theology, pedagogy and online education. Does online teaching and learning bring or demand a new or transformed (disruptive) pedagogy or does it result in maintenance or replication (sustaining) of traditional values and existing practices? What might the opportunities and benefits be? Who stands to gain? Who stands to lose? And what evidence is there to evaluate the quality of ‘doing theology’ online? This book examines a long-standing programme of continuing professional development delivered fully online to adult practitioners working across Christian education and ministry settings. It builds upon the author’s international experience as an online educator for over a decade. Key themes relate adult learning to theological pedagogy, authority, and online community. The concept of interruptive pedagogy is presented as an interpretative model to critically appraise an approach to online education that draws on the best theological tradition yet also looks to the future.

Author : Jason Mills
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666758511

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Glassroom Learning by Jason Mills Pdf

Christian higher education institutions across North America are experimenting with radical shifts in educational content and delivery. Cyber education is becoming a common supplement or replacement for embodied learning, especially since the global coronavirus pandemic. Most theological educators have embraced the shift online, finding ways to leverage technology to enhance teaching; very few consider how technology itself impacts theological students, particularly those being educated for pastoral ministry. What effect do shifts toward online courses have on those enrolled in programs of pastoral formation? Are future ordinands being adequately trained? When developed well, Web-based learning can strengthen intellectual virtues. However, it can also inhibit character virtue formation and self-differentiation. Internet usage has been shown to negatively affect social well-being, resulting in higher rates of anxiety, depression, and isolation in students; furthermore, it alters behavior, making learners more distracted, less empathetic, and less able to concentrate and contemplate. Theological schools should, therefore, articulate clearer standards for student formation and strengthen aspects of embodied learning to prepare clergy for ministry in an increasingly complex church and world.

Author : Edward O. De Bary
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814651593

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Theological Reflection by Edward O. De Bary Pdf

Theological reflection has its roots in the works of Bernard Lonergan, David Tracy, James and Evelyn Whitehead, John de Beer, Patricia Killen, Flower Ross, and Charles Winters. It provides a way of learning theology so that participants can develop congruence between life's experience, the world, and the Christian faith. the reflective methods are useful educational tools. Other discipline may find them useful to enhance the way seminars are organized as learning opportunities to discover meaning.

Author : Angelo J. Letizia
Publisher : Springer
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319407692

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Democracy and Social Justice Education in the Information Age by Angelo J. Letizia Pdf

This book presents educators with research-based strategies to promote civic education in their classrooms. Going beyond theory and measures of achievement, these methods focus on information location, evaluation and activation, dialogue in the classroom, understandings of discourse in popular culture and policymaking, and understanding the role of STEM disciplines in democracy. The author also furthers considerations of how the political process can provide meaning and new visions of justice in a globalized world, and advance student leadership and academic writing in the information age. As the world faces unprecedented levels of poverty, wealth disparity, environmental destruction, and ethical questions regarding biotechnology, the United States needs knowledgeable citizens to effectively deal with these issues. Letizia provides teachers and teacher educators with the needed methods to foster these types of democratic considerations.

Author : Jan-Albert van den Bergh
Publisher : UJ Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781928424512

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Engaging the fourth industrial revolution by Jan-Albert van den Bergh Pdf

The reality of a radically changing world is beyond dispute. The notion of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is a heuristic key for the world of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing, big data, the internet of things, and biotechnology. The discussion of emerging technologies and the Fourth Industrial Revolution highlights urgent questions about issues like intention, function, risk, and responsibility. This publication stimulates further reflection, ongoing conversation, and eventually the production of more textured thinking. The conversation with technology and with thinkers on technology, holds the promise of a certain fecundity, the possibility to see deeper into human evolution, but also, may be, into the future of humankind.

Author : A. W Bates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0995269238

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Teaching in a Digital Age by A. W Bates Pdf

Author : Heidi A. Campbell,Ruth Tsuria
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000434965

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Digital Religion by Heidi A. Campbell,Ruth Tsuria Pdf

This book offers a critical and systematic survey of the study of religion and digital media. It covers religious engagement with a wide range of digital media forms and highlights examples of new media engagement in all five of the major world religions. From mobile apps and video games to virtual reality and social media, the book: • provides a detailed review of major topics including ritual, identity, community, authority, and embodiment; • includes a series of engaging case studies to illustrate and elucidate the thematic explorations; • considers the theoretical, ethical, and theological issues raised. This unique volume draws together the work of experts from key disciplinary perspectives and is the go-to volume for students and scholars wanting to develop a deeper understanding of the subject area. Thoroughly updated throughout with new case studies and in-depth analysis of recent scholarship and developments, this new edition provides a comprehensive overview of this fast-paced, constantly developing, and fascinating field.

Author : Mark A. Maddix,James R. Estep,Mary E. Lowe
Publisher : IAP
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781617357701

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Best Practices of Online Education by Mark A. Maddix,James R. Estep,Mary E. Lowe Pdf

The book provides best practices from online educators who are engaged in online teaching and program development in Christian higher education. It also explores the distinct aspects of teaching and developing online courses and programs from a Christian perspective and within Christian higher education institutions. As such it is can serve as a ready resource for academic administrators and professors, novices and veterans at online program development and instruction.

Author : Stephen D. Lowe,Mary E. Lowe
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780830887439

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Ecologies of Faith in a Digital Age by Stephen D. Lowe,Mary E. Lowe Pdf

Technological innovation has changed nearly everything about human life, including how we teach and learn. Many Christian professors and institutions have embraced new technologies, especially online education. But as followers of Jesus Christ, we face the same call to grow in our faith. So how should we think about and approach Christian education in light of new technologies? Is it possible for us to grow spiritually through our digital communities? Steve Lowe and Mary Lowe, longtime proponents of online education, trace the motif of spiritual growth through Scripture and consider how students and professors alike might foster digital ecologies in which spiritual growth—even transformation—can take place. IVP Instructor Resources available.

Author : Michael D. Waggoner,Nathan C. Walker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190907761

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The Oxford Handbook of Religion and American Education by Michael D. Waggoner,Nathan C. Walker Pdf

From the founding of Harvard College in 1636 as a mission for training young clergy to the landmark 1968 Supreme Court decision in Epperson v. Arkansas, which struck down the state's ban on teaching evolution in schools, religion and education in the United States have been inextricably linked. Still today new fights emerge over the rights and limitations of religion in the classroom. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and American Education brings together preeminent scholars from the fields of religion, education, law, and political science to craft a comprehensive survey and assessment of the study of religion and education in the United States. The essays in the first part develop six distinct conceptual lenses through which to view American education, including Privatism, Secularism, Pluralism, Religious Literacy, Religious Liberty, and Democracy. The following four parts expand on these concepts in a diverse range of educational frames: public schools, faith-based K-12 education, higher education, and lifespan faith development. Designed for a diverse and interdisciplinary audience, this addition to the Oxford Handbook series sets for itself a broad goal of understanding the place of religion and education in a modern democracy.