Prisms of Faith: Perspectives on Religious Education and the Cultivation of Catholic Identity - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1498229905 ISBN 13: 9781498229906

Publisher: Pickwick Publications, 2015

Synopsis

In Prisms of Faith, a diverse and distinguished group of scholars approach the theme of religious education and Catholic identity from their respective disciplinary perspectives, offering compelling insights of interest to scholars, catechists, and the general reader alike. The first three chapters are more historical in nature, offering targeted studies that focus on the Apostolic Fathers as a resource in the formation of faithful Catholics, the preaching of St. Augustine, and religious education in modern Poland. The last four chapters have a more contemporary focus, approaching current initiatives and challenges in the formation of faithful Catholics. Issues under consideration include the rights and obligations enshrined in the 1983 Code of Canon Law, the catechetical dimension of liturgy, current obstacles and opportunities in the moral formation of Catholics, and a comparative analysis of three dominant approaches to Catholic religious education. Taken together, these seven chapters form a coherent whole, illustrating well the perennial importance of Catholic religious education, the various resources and methods employed in this work, and the stubborn challenges that effective formation entails.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1498229905
• ISBN 13: 9781498229906
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160
• Editor: Alvis Robert E.