The Leadership Team for the grant-funded project, “Writing Between the Avant– and Arrière-Garde: Supporting Religious Education Scholars Who Write at the Intersections of Religious Teaching and Learning,” is delighted to announce the six accepted REA Horizons Fellows. They are Drs. Patricia Bonilla, Miseon Choi, Jana Howson, Chynaah Maryoung-Cooke, Karen Mosby, and Jeniffer Wowor. Over the coming year […]
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We are excited to share new staff members. September 2024 has been a time of transition for REA, with a new President as of September 1, a new Executive Secretary as of September 15, and the affirmation of a new JEDI officer, who will begin October 15. Please welcome all three as they introduce themselves
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Join us for our informal online Fall Gathering on October 23, 7-9 pm ET. We are excited to invite our Wornom Grant Awardees as speakers. We will send you the appropriate Zoom link the day before. This event is free to anyone, so please share it widely with your networks. More information can be found
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REA2023 begins today. We are so excited by all of the papers, collaborative sessions, posters, and plenaries that await our learning on the theme “Whose children are they? Responsibilities for religious formation of a new generation. Check out the schedule and join this entirely online meeting that will unfold throughout the week across numerous countries
You can have the best of both, by joining your colleagues in Tulsa, OK for a regional gathering that is scheduled as a companion. More details (including hotel options) available at the regional gathering website.
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We are beginning to roll out more information about this meeting, including the speakers (with bios) of the planned plenary sessions. Please check back here frequently (or subscribe to our posts) to get regular updates. July 10-14 is fast approaching!
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“Irresponsible answers” Many discussions of children’s religious education focus on the ‘nuts and bolts’ of children’s ministry approaches and practices or the intersections of development and faith formation. However, there’s another area that needs our attention: the historical and continuing malformation of children’s lives by religious institutions because of intentional or implicit bias. An example
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“Responses of early childhood educators” A panel of Early Childhood educators and researchers discussing specific preschool and nursery-based approaches to nurturing children’s spirituality and religious identity, as well as the principles and frameworks that others might consider when selecting appropriate ways of being responsible for young children’s religious and spiritual well-being. Japjit Kaur Pnaiser Japjit
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“The role of parents and caregivers” A panel exploring the roles of parents/grandparents/caregivers in tending children’s spirituality and nurturing religious identity/formation. Includes researchers and practitioners from multiple traditions. Duaa Haggag Duaa Haggag, LPC is a Community Educator with The Family & Youth Institute. She holds a Master’s degree in counseling, with a dual certificate in
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“Responses to adolescence” A panel of youth spirituality experts discussing the religious education needs of adolescents and responsible ways of meeting those needs Annie Lockhart-Gilroy Annie A. Lockhart-Gilroy is a womanist Christian educator and practical theologian that focuses on liberative educational practices, adolescent spirituality, and youth culture. She is Associate Professor of Christian Education and
