Theological and Pedagogical Foundations of Religious Education

DR103/203

Semester 2, 2012
Wednesday 10.00am — 1.00pm

By calling upon the individual, communal and professional experience of all those involved in religious education, this unit seeks to establish a common endeavour of dialogue and personal reflection challenging one’s own faith as the primary source of ministry and education. This unit focuses on the theological and educational principles underlying both the nature and process of religious education and emphasises the rationale, content, context and methodological options in this discipline. The unit examines and critiques the social, ecclesial, cultural, philosophical, and theological presuppositions as well as the praxis of religious education, in order to identify the specific nature of faith education as a ministry in the Church, and to plan a specific course of action in line with one’s educative and pastoral ministry.

Prerequisites

first level	none
second level	none

Requirements

3 hours per week

Assessment

first level	one 1,000 word book review
		or two 500 word short reflection papers		20%
	one 2,000 word essay			50%
	one 1 hour written examination			30%
second level	one 2,500 word essay			50%
	and one of the following:
		one 1,500 word book review		30%
			*with a* 30 minute oral seminar/class presentation	20%
		three 500 word short reflection papers		30%
			*and* one 20 minute oral examination	20%

Bibliography