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Seeking Critical Hope in a Global Age: Religious Education in a Global Perspective
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Kim, Hyun-Sook – Religious Education, 2015
During the last two decades, globalization has come to occupy an important position in popular and academic discourses. Globalization has provided opportunities to produce possibilities of global awareness and at the same time crises to perpetuate a culture of fear. This article asks how church and religious education can provide a global…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Global Approach, Christianity, Social Justice
A Hollywood View of Christian Mis-Education
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Resnick, David – Religious Education, 2011
"Saved!" is the first Hollywood movie to focus on private religious education and is therefore a significant milestone in popular culture. The movie is critical of the school along the very dimensions of concern to Brighouse (2006): undermining personal autonomy, fostering social divisiveness, and promoting anti-democratic values. This article is…
Descriptors: Films, Religious Education, Traditionalism, Popular Culture
A Band of Sisters: The Impact of Long-Term Small Group Participation--Forty Years in a Women's Prayer and Bible Study Group
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Lawson, Kevin E. – Religious Education, 2006
This article reports on a case study of a women's prayer and Bible study group that has met for over forty years. The report focuses on factors contributing to the group's longevity and vitality over time, how it changed over the years, and its impact on the lives of the women who participated in it. It also addresses how this long-term group…
Descriptors: Females, Religious Education, Case Studies, Religious Cultural Groups