Commonality and Character - Essential Elements of Religious Instruction

What is the appropriate content of the religion curriculum for graduate-level courses? In religion classes consisting of students from various cultural backgrounds and religious traditions, commonality and agreement are searched for. The author suggests three models for understanding what they hope to do in a religion classroom whose students represent a rich diversity of faith traditions: Pure Instructional Paradigm (PIP), Evangelistic Apologetic Paradigm (EAP), and Evangelistic Modeling Paradigm (EMP). He believes that the EMP is the most effective method of sharing our faith with adult students. The stories of Joseph, Moses, Daniel and his friends, and the apostle Paul are a few examples used to illustrate this fact.

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Free
Publication Date:
2006
Author:
Mark F Carr
Publisher:
The Journal of Adventist Education
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Journal of Adventist Education, Volume 68, Issue 5
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Language:
English
Resource Type:
Internet Resources; Published Articles & Papers
Resource Objective:
Standards, Guides & Frameworks; Development & Training
Level:
Tertiary
Audience:
Teacher / Faculty
Religious Origin:
Seventh-day Adventist