Teachers of the Faith Pedagogical Guidelines for Religious Education
- Bangalore Holy Cross Fathers 1980
- 350p
includes index and biblioraphy
Problems and Prospectives Weakening of faith. Quantitative approach to religious education. Clericalism. For children only. Pedagogical orientations: A message of joy. In a new language. To profess one`s faith, la a spirit of dialogue. For creativity. Towards apostolic action. Approaches Adult catechesis: Spiritual needs of adults. Functions of adult catechesis. Forms of adult catechesis. Criteria of evaluation. Youth catechesis: The group approach: The directive approach: The mentalities. Analysis of a mentality. Preparation of a catechesis. The meaning of an experience. The appeal of values. The solution of a problem. The task of interpretation Human experience: Role of anthropology. Human dimension of catechesis. Facts and stories. The Word of God: From the Word to catechesis. Place of the Bible in catechesis. Interpreting Scripture. Presentation of biblicaltexts. Other approaches to biblical narration. Bible study groups. The JJturgy. . . Methods Techniques of communication: : The interview. The role-play. 0 3- The panel. The colloquy. The forum. _ : The press conference. The case study. The demonstration. The brainstorming. The buzz session. 1 11- The reaction team. The art of questionnirig. Ill¿ Memorization. Audiovisuals The group media. Photolanguage. Song recordings. Audiovisual montages. Prayer in catechesis Reflection leading to prayer. Pedagogy of prayer.