Teaching that transforms : worship as the heart of Christian education / Debra Dean Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Debra Dean, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian education.

Public worship.

Physical Description:

255 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : Brazos Press, [2004]

Summary:

"Teaching That Transforms challenges the assumption that worship and education should be separated. Instead, argues Debra Dean Murphy, worship--the center of the church's life--is distinctly tied in Christian education and formation. "It is in corporate worship that the lives of Christians are most acutely formed and shaped." writes Murphy. "All efforts at forming and discipling Christians should presume the centrality of worship." Murphy critiques the predominant modern, liberal models of education and lays out a theological account of education that is centered on praise. She then explains how this alternative approach would change and renew Christian education.

Contents:

Understanding religion : religious education as quest for transcendence

Freedom and justice for all : religious education as modern project

Faith and the public good : religious education as responsible citizenship

Worship and catechesis : knowledge, desire, and Christian formation

Entrance : what we bring with us to worship

Proclamation and response : the formative power of word and water

Thanksgiving and Communion : the formative power of prayer and Eucharist

Sending forth : the liturgy after the liturgy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-254).

ISBN:

1587430673

OCLC:

54896982