Adult Education and Theological Interpretations.

Overview & Synopsis

The following chapters are included in this book: "Learning as a Religious Phenomenon?" (Jarvis); "Truth, Belief, and Knowledge" (Clark); "The Authority of the Word" (Ferro); "The Priesthood of the Teacher--Language and the Teaching of the Word" (McCaffry); "Teaching--Catechism, Preaching, and Indoctrination" (Willis); "Meaning, Being, and Learning" (Jarvis); "Seeing the Light--Christian Conversion and Conscientisation" (Welton); "Self, Soul, and Learning" (Stubblefield); "The Fall and the Tree of Knowledge" (Jarvis); "Personhood--Personal and Faith Development" (Courtenay); "The Autonomous Person and Self-Directed Learning" (Walker); "Foundations of Community Education and the Danger of 'Aestheticism'" (van der Veen); "Contract Learning and the Covenant" (Wickett); "Open Multicultural Society--Access and Election" (Walters); "Beyond God the Father and Mother: Adult Education and Spirituality" (Hart, Horton); "Moral Issues in Adult Education: From Life Problems to Educational Goals and Postmodern Uncertainty" (Leirman, Anckaert); "Prophecy: Radical Adult Education and the Politics of Power" (Deshler); "And I Saw a New Heaven and a New Earth" (Jarvis); and "Endeavors in a Theology of Adult Education: A Theologian Reflects" (Slee). Many articles include substantial bibliographies. (MN)