DISTANCE, REMEMBRANCE, TOLERANCE: EUROPEAN REMARKS ON CONTEXTUAL CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Journal Title: Problems of Education in the 21st Century - Year 2012, Vol 47, Issue 11

Abstract

Individuals, groups and communities are coping with conflicts and crisis, which include the diversity of lifestyles. This statement can be made in different ages and cultures; it becomes of interest when combined with a church or confessional context. Therefore, the frst issue and authority for Christian education is how to develop opportunities to fnd one’s own ways of remembering leading to a tolerant attitude towards other ways of life. The study underlines the importance of the contextual approach in Christian education (consisting of religious, systemic, biographical and intercultural research) by analyzing examples of different European traditions. Decoding, deconstructing and reconstructing coping strategies and cultures of remembrance in a contextual way make sure that only by facilitating opportunities of sharing experiences people and organizations can learn to cope with transitions and diffculties in a reasonable and equitable manner.

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Geert Franzenburg

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Geert Franzenburg (2012). DISTANCE, REMEMBRANCE, TOLERANCE: EUROPEAN REMARKS ON CONTEXTUAL CHRISTIAN EDUCATION. Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 47(11), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-35183