Christian Doctrine in Religious Education

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine the teaching of Christian beliefs in schools. We focus on two major problems in justifying such teaching, namely whether it is possible in the light of our knowledge of the religious development of children and whether it is possible without lapsing into nurture. The argument is that both these difficulties can be overcome. There is a final brief section in which the practical applications of the article are indicated.

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Trevor

Trevor and Margaret Cooling are the joint Directors of Stapleford House Education Centre, the conference and study centre of the Association of Christian Teachers. This article arose out of a curriculum project developing active learning materials for teaching Christian festivals, made possible by a grant from the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship. Further details and examples of draft versions of the materials produced are available from the authors.