Can the "Paideia" Ideal Form Part of a Christian Pedagogical Aim in the 21st Century?

Autor/inn/en	van der Walt, Johannes L.; Oosthuizen, Izak J.
Titel	Can the "Paideia" Ideal Form Part of a Christian Pedagogical Aim in the 21st Century?
Quelle	In: Journal of Research on Christian Education, 30 (2021) 2, S.103-122 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (van der Walt, Johannes L.) ORCID (Oosthuizen, Izak J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1065-6219
DOI	10.1080/10656219.2021.1933663
Schlagwörter	Christianity; Teaching Methods; Religious Education; Biblical Literature; Hermeneutics; Religious Factors; History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Christentum; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Bibel; Hermeneutik; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung
Abstract	According to literature, the classic "paideia" ideal, that is, the ideal of the well-rounded, fully educated, rational human being, has survived to this day, despite many historical and socio-cultural influences that impacted on it through the millennia. In the process, it has to a considerable extent retained its rationalistic bias, but toward the end of the nineteenth century, it began showing a Janus-like face in that it seemed to assume a more irrationalistic character as well. The key question examined in the study reported in this paper was whether the "paideia" ideal could be harnessed to complement a Christian pedagogical aim. Investigation revealed that the term "paideia" occurs only six times in the Bible, and is used in a variety of meanings, ranging from positive education of the young person to taking corrective measures. The authors conclude that rationalistic manifestations of the "paideia" ideal are not fully compatible with a biblical view of education. Its more recent irrationalistic manifestation seems to be more compatible with a biblical view, but also requires a few fundamental changes. However, the general meaning of the "paideia" ideal, namely the education of the human being to become a well-rounded and fully equipped human being seems to chime with a biblical pedagogical aim. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01