Truth as Aletheia in the Godly Play approach to religious education
A phenomenological reflection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21445136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brendan Hyde (0000-0003-3633-5366, Deakin University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 325-333 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Religious Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-6200 • E-ISSN: 1740-7931 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01416200.2022.2149470 |
| OpenAlex | W4309472621 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
This paper explores phenomenologically the way in which Godly Play, as an approach to religious education with young children devised by Jerome Berryman, provides an experience of truth as disclosure and openness – as a constant interplay between showing and hiding – though an exploration of Heidegger’s (and to a lesser extent, Gadamer’s) understanding of truth as aletheia. It applies this notion to one life expression in the Godly Play room in which a parable is presented to show how truth is revealed through the telling of the parable. Some implications for practice are posited as a result of this phenomenological reflection
Epistemology · Expression (computer science) · Openness to experience · Reflection (computer programming) · Sociology · Computer Science · Education and Character Development · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious Education and Schools · Social Psychology · Theological Perspectives and Practices
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
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