Inspiring Change in Catholic Religious Education
The Selected Findings of an Appreciative Inquiry Research Project on Bible Teaching in Flemish Secondary Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21583908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeroen Hendrickx (0000-0003-3484-9590, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven https://dx.doi.org/26657 Leuven Belgium, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Empirical Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0922-2936 • E-ISSN: 1570-9256 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15709256-20240002 |
| OpenAlex | W4392351893 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
The task of Bible teaching in Catholic religious education ( RE ) is to bring the world of the Bible and that of the contemporary reader into dialogue. This is not an easy task. After all, the (postmodern) processes of detraditionalisation and pluralisation have greatly widened the gap between the Bible and today’s culture. To meet this challenge, the hermeneutic-communicative model of Catholic RE in Flanders promotes an approach to Bible teaching that is both experiential, multidirectional, and communicative. However, Flemish Catholic RE teachers indicate that they often find it difficult to apply and implement this in their actual classroom practice. As part of a larger appreciative inquiry project with nine Catholic RE teachers in Flemish secondary education, this contribution focusses on the question of what teachers need to develop the necessary ownership, confidence, skill, and experience to strengthen their Bible teaching. Based on an analysis of RE teacher’s self-reflection and self-assessment reports, several factors or elements were identified that seem important to facilitate transfer to practice
Epistemology · Experiential learning · Flemish · Linguistics · Management · Pedagogy · Postmodernism · Religious education · Secularization · Sociology · Jewish Identity and Society · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Education and Schools · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |