BIBLICAL
THEMES IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
BIBLICAL
THEMES IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
edited by Joseph S. Marino
Summary: Gives the basic principles for effective Bible
teaching plus seven central Biblical themes which should suffuse all effective
Bible teaching. These seven central Biblical themes which should
interpenetrate all
vibrant Biblical instruction and study
groups are discovery of God, faith, prayer, discipleship, justice, sin, and
reconciliation.
Spirit of the Book There are many books around which deal with the interrelationship of the Bible and education. But this is the only book in which world-class Biblical scholars place the fruits of their research directly at the disposal of your religious educational work.
What this Book Gives You This book gives you (1) an exciting yet solid Biblical base which you can use not only to teach the Bible effectively but also to enhance the Biblical base of your own personal spiritual life; (2) penetrating insights into those central motifs around which the Bible revolves; (3) educational guidelines on how to teach the Bible more effectively.
Distinctiveness: Why this Book is Special The distinctiveness of this book, as compared to other volumes on the Bible's place in religious education, is its depth and its majesty. Here is a book which helps you to plumb the richness of the Bible in a way which will greatly enrich your teaching and your own spiritual life.
Major Features Major features of this eye-opening book include: (1) rich theological meanings of seven transfigurational themes around which the Bible revolves; (2) a wide variety of theological and educational guidelines for effectively bringing these themes into the lives of others (and yourself too).
Chapters
1. The Bible and Religious Education:
Educational Guidelines
2. The Bible and Religious Education; Theological
Guidelines
3. Discovery of God--Finding the Lord
4. Faith--Walking with
the Lord
5. Prayer--Being with the Lord
6. Discipleship--Following the
Lord
7. Justice--Manifesting the Lord
8. Sin--Betraying the Lord
9.
Reconciliation--Restored in the Lord
Contributors: Contributors to this magnificent volume include some of the most famous world-class experts in Bible and in religious education: Carroll Stuhlmueller, Alice Laffey, Dermot Cox, Ugo Vanni, Horacio-Simian-Yoffre, David Whitten Smith, Robert Barone, James Michael Lee, and Joseph Marino.
Praise for this Book Praise from every quarter has been heaped on this fine book.
A review in TRINITY SEMINARY REVIEW says: "This book is a very helpful to inform persons on their personal spiritual journey and what it means to be a biblical people. A fine resource."
A review in THE CHRISTIAN LIBRARIAN states that "this volume is a well-balanced, well-researched, and well-written work."
A review in IRISH THEOLOGICAL QUARTERLY states: "This book abounds in rich, challenging biblical and educational insights.
Price and
Such
294 pages List Price:
$24.95 ISBN 0-89135-038-1