White Evangelical Christian Ideology and the Construction of Whiteness: Lessons for Educators

Autor/inn/en	Miller, Erin; Tanner, Sam; Willis, Evan; Hancock, Stephen
Titel	White Evangelical Christian Ideology and the Construction of Whiteness: Lessons for Educators
Quelle	In: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 11 (2022) 2, S.22-44 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2166-2681
Schlagwörter	Christianity; Whites; Ethnography; Religious Factors; Early Childhood Education; Epistemology; Preschool Children; Ethnocentrism; Justice; Teaching Methods; Religious Education; Teacher Characteristics; Blacks; Biblical Literature; Social Justice; Personal Autonomy; Power Structure; Racism; African Americans; Beliefs; Self Concept; Child Development; Childrens Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Christentum; White; Weißer; Ethnografie; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Erkenntnistheorie; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Ethnozentrismus; Gerechtigkeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Black person; Schwarzer; Bibel; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Individuelle Autonomie; Rassismus; Afroamerikaner; Belief; Glaube; Selbstkonzept; Kindesentwicklung
Abstract	In this manuscript, we revisit data from a 9-month ethnographic study that examined whiteness in early childhood. Specifically, the study explored the epistemological and ontological reality of three young white children and how they learned to conflate ethnocentric love with whitewashed justice through the lens of their religious upbringing. We theorize how such epistemological and ontological realities of religious ideologies potentially shape the pedagogies of educators who identify themselves as white Evangelical Christians (a demographic that represents over one-third of the total teaching force in the United States). Finally, we suggest how learning from black theologies could offer a way to expand notions of biblical love and justice to encompass those that are rooted in agency, social justice, and explicit attention to systematic oppression. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	STAR Scholars Network & OJED. 6 Delgreen Court, Nottinghamm, MD 21236. Web site: https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jise
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01