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RELIGIOUS ED., LITURGY, & LEADERSHIP

School

Boston College School of Theology & Ministry

TMRE7076

Education of Christians: Past, Present, and Future

BTI Category

Semester

Religious Education and Youth Ministry

SP25

The history of the church's educational ministry serves to enlighten its present pastoral praxis. Students in this course read original and classical documents as a treasury of wisdom for religious education and pastoral ministry. The course will closely parallel the history of theology, of the church, and of Western education.

Professor

Class Day & TIme

Phillip Ganir, SJ

R

09:30AM-11:50AM

Grading Option

Letter

Credits

3

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

N

Notes

N

School

Boston College School of Theology & Ministry

TMRE7252

What Makes Education Catholic?

BTI Category

Semester

Religious Education and Youth Ministry

SP25

When a school presents itself to the world as offering Catholic education, it signals, at a minimum, that it is committed to educating from and for faith. It is to educate from deep spiritual convictions that are core to Catholicism and for a Transcendent as well as an immanent perspective on life, preparing students to live well into an Ultimate Horizon � God as revealed in Jesus Christ. What does this ask of the curriculum of a Catholic school, of its faculty and administrators? We once took for granted our response to such questions, for example when 95% of faculty and staff were vowed religious and all students were decidedly Catholic. That era has passed, bringing new challenges and opportunities. Note, for example, the growing number of students from other or no faith tradition attending, likewise an often diverse faculty and staff, and many Catholic students who are more cultural than affiliated in their faith. This changed reality, coupled with the secular and postmodern culture of our time, offers new opportunity for a fresh address of what makes education Catholic.

Professor

Class Day & TIme

Thomas H. Groome

T

6:30-9:00

Grading Option

Letter

Credits

3

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

N

Notes

N

School

Boston College School of Theology & Ministry

TMRE7161

Mission, Curriculum, and Pedagogy: Teaching High School Religion

BTI Category

Semester

Religious Education and Youth Ministry

SP25

This course is designed to assist students in developing religion curriculum for adolescents, particularly within the setting of Catholic secondary schools. It considers the place of religious instruction within the larger ambit of the Catholic school�s mission, including interaction with campus ministry and service learning. It attends to frameworks of faith development within adolescence. It includes the development of learning outcomes and assessment tools; pedagogy; curricular maps; units and lesson plans. Finally, it calls participants to be self-aware of the teacher�s role through the development of a pedagogic creed.

Professor

Class Day & TIme

Theresa A. O'Keefe

R

06:30PM-09:00PM

Grading Option

Letter

Credits

3

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

N

Notes

N

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