Renaissance Module: Philosophy of Religious Education (Online); January 2020

Philosophy of Religious Education Renaissance Module

The Philosophy of Religious Education Renaissance module will be offered in an online format on Tuesday afternoons 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4 and 2/11 from 4-6 p.m. ET.

Module Requirements

The Philosophy of Religious Education Renaissance module is an online learning experience comprised of five two-hour webinars with reading and other assignments for each session. Credit will be offered for full participation in the module. Full participation includes:

• Online attendance at each of the five two-hour sessions;
• Reading and reflection to prepare for each session;
• Responses to Reflection Questions on the Discussion Forum after each session; 
• Submission of final evaluation within a week of the ending of the module.

Goals of the Module 

The overall goals of this module are:

• Increased knowledge of foundational questions of religious education: what, when, who, where, how, and why;
• Increased ability to articulate one’s own religious faith and religious education philosophy;
• Increased clarity about the purposes of lifespan religious education;
• Increased comfort and competence in sharing a philosophy of religious education with teachers and parents; and
• Increased comfort and competence applying new knowledge, worship processes, and educational awareness in the congregation.

Description

• The module will be led by Leia Durland Jones and Michelle Richards.  
• The Reader is Essex Conversations, a Skinner House publication.
• The Guide to the Reader (PDF, 2 pages) prioritizes those essays which are most essential to the module and also indicates how the essays correlate with the module sessions.
• Register here!
• The registration deadline is January 1.  
• Registration is limited to 15 participants and the fee is $175.