(in Polish) The Challenges and the Future of Religious Education in Europe T-SJ>mon24/25-Z-6
The course will be divided into five thematic blocks:
1. Social, Ethical and Religious Attitudes of Polish Youth
2. The Dialogue of Cultures within the Church in Europe
3. "Dechurchification" Religious Education in Polish Schools and "Deschooling" Parish Catechesis
4. Young people in the post-pandemic reality: perceptions of actualities and challenges in life choices
5. Religious Education in Europe
6. Avery Dulles’ Church Models & Catechesis
7. The Crisis of Culture: Recovering Shared Meaning within the Christian Humanism
8. Perspectives of Catechesis in Europe
(in Polish) Tryb zajęć
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
- Knowledge:
Religious education in Europe encloses a multitude of concepts, of institutional settings and national heritages. Some detailed national characteristics will be preceded by a sketch of three dimensions: the institutional, the religious and the cultural one. This would be based on my own research and some other publications.
Religion lesson, as a part of a teaching-learning process, embedded in the postmodern social and cultural style of living, the presentation of good practices within RE in Europe
Some historical background to understand the present idea of religious instruction, its goals, tasks and content presented by the staff to the children and youth at Polish schools
- Skills:
to depict Polish youth in terms of social, ethical and religious values that are important for the transmission of religiosity in Poland
to discuss the nature of religious instruction in the light of culture crisis in Europe (the need for dialogue between cultures)
to use some of multisensory teaching methods (including art in education) in one’s own professional activities
- Attitudes and transferrable (generic) competences:
To foster the necessity of narrative knowledge, traditions and religion for the stability of human upbringing.
To seek for possible solutions for the future of teaching Roman Catholic religion in European countries.
Assessment criteria
Apart from attending the course, each participant would be asked to prepare an essay (approx. 2.5 thousand words) or a PowerPoint presentation on one of the discussed subjects.
Additional information
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