Will Our Children Have Faith? Revised Edition

Westerhoff, John H.

ISBN 10: 0819218367 / ISBN 13: 9780819218360

Published by MOREHOUSE PUBLISHING, 2000

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Synopsis:

The revised edition of a classic in Christian education

Originally written in 1976, this classic critique of Christian education is back in a revised edition. Christian education, according to Westerhoff, has modeled itself on the schooling-instructional paradigm of our secular schools. Instead of expecting faith formation to happen within a variety of contexts -- the family, church, school, and the church school -- religious education has been relegated entirely to Sunday morning classes. There children learn the facts about religion, but will they learn or experience faith? How can we be communities that nourish and nurture the faith of children, instead of only teaching them facts?

This revised edition includes a new foreword that summarizes Westerhoff's own faith journey that led him to write this book, and even to rethink portions of it today. Each of the original chapters concludes with notes that reveal some of Westerhoff's rethinking of the material since 1976. A new Afterword explores the context in which we live currently, and its implications for catechetical ministry.

From the Publisher: A book John Westerhoff hopes will generate profound dialogue about the communication of faith.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Will Our Children Have Faith? Revised Edition
Publisher: MOREHOUSE PUBLISHING
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Acceptable