The Future of Protestant Religious Education in an Age of Globalization

von: Hyun-Sook Kim, Richard R. Osmer, Friedrich Schweitzer

Waxmann Verlag GmbH, 2018

ISBN: 9783830988762 , 170 Seiten

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The Future of Protestant Religious Education in an Age of Globalization


 

Book Cover

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Imprint

4

Contents

5

Introduction

7

Part I: What Protestantism Are We Talking About?

11

1. Entry Points into Religious Education in Each of the Three Countries

11

1.1 Germany

11

1.2 The United States

15

1.3 Korea

19

2. Historical Developments in Protestant Education

22

2.1 Historical Development in Germany

22

2.2 Historical Development in the United States

25

2.3 Historical Development in Korea

32

3. The Protestant Heritage in Education

38

Conclusion

47

Part II: Situation and Challenges for Protestantism in the Three Countries

49

1. Current Tendencies in the Three Countries: Observations and Explanations

49

1.1 Germany: Situation of Protestant Education

49

1.2 The United States: Situation of Protestant Education

63

1.3 Korea: Situation of Protestant Education

73

2. Common Challenges

85

2.1 Family

85

2.2 Gender Roles

91

2.3 The Digital Revolution

96

2.4 Global Economy, Transnational Communities, and Cosmopolitanism

100

2.5 Religious Pluralization and Individualization

108

3. The Demise of the Protestant Heritage in Education: Tradition without a Future?

112

3.1 The Continuing Need for Protestant Education

112

3.2 Potentials of Protestant Education

116

Part III: Proposals for the Future of Protestant Education

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1. Introduction

119

2. The Role of Theology: A Resource for Education

123

2.1 A Vision for Education

123

2.2 The Task of Communication Across Different Religious and Worldview Contexts

126

2.3 Giving Access to Ethos-Based Moral Orientations

128

2.4 The Special Commitment to Children’s Rights

130

2.5 Summing Up: Public Theology as a Resource for Education

132

3. Educating for Capabilities in a Global Age

134

3.1 Ability, Capability, and Combined Capability

134

3.2 Capabilities Approach – Discussed

136

3.3 Combined Capabilities for Protestant Religious Education

137

4. Toward a New Ecology of Protestant Education

144

4.1 Toward a Theory of Global Justice

147

4.2 Toward a Protestant Ecology of Education

148

5. Epilogue: A Tradition for the Future

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5.1 Tradition: Past – Present – Future

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5.2 Once More: The Special Potentials of the Protestant Tradition in Education

162

5.3 Consequences: Where Protestant Education Should Go

163

How this Book Came About: Procedures and Methodology

165