In latest book (in Dutch) Bert Roebben considers religious education in European schools as an opportunity and even as a right for every child to ‘learn in encounter’ with the religious other. His approach is narrative, communicative and spiritual. He deals with recent developments in European RE research, such as children and youth theology, sacred scripture […]
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As memories continue to flood in with the death of John Hull, readers may find Robert Jackson’s obituary of John Hull a powerful catalyst for recollection. It was recently published in The Guardian newspaper.
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From his wife Marilyn: “John’s funeral will take place on Monday 17th August at 12 noon at our parish church of All Saints, 2 Vicarage Rd, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7RA. Please allow plenty of time for parking, which can be tricky. The church grounds have limited space but please let us know if you require disabled
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We are deeply saddened to learn that Dr. John Hull, a religious education scholar of international esteem, died on July 28, 2015. Joyce Miller, a good friend of John for many years, writes: “Members of ISREV from across the world will be saddened to learn of the death of Professor John Hull in the early
Plans continue for our next annual meeting in November, to be held the 6-8th in Atlanta. We now have two versions of a flyer that you can download and print, or send to friends and colleagues electronically. Color version of REA2015 flyer, best if you are sharing electronically or printing in color. Black and white
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We’ve just inaugurated a new membership system that promises to help us stay more connected and networked. You can find details here. You may notice that we now send our first renewal reminder two months before your membership expires, which for many of our members means that you got a membership renewal notice today. Here
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Congratulations to our long time REA colleague and board member, Dr. Mary Dana Hinton, who was inaugurated this weekend as the 15th President of the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, MN. You can find photos of the celebration, the beautiful inaugural poem written in celebration, and Mary’s very powerful call to transformative liberal
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On May 7, Dr. Yolanda Smith will give a lecture entitled, “Exploring the Bible with Contemporary Youth,” on the Yale Divinity School campus. The event includes a free lunch, which is served at noon. Dr. Smith will explore the multiple ways to teach the Bible to technologically savvy youth. She will focus on equipping young
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The Board of Directors of the Religious Education Association has announced the selection of Rev. Dr. Joyce Ann Mercer as Editor-Elect of the journal RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, effective September 1, 2014. Dr. Mercer is Professor of Practical Theology and the Arthur Lee Kinsolving Chair in Pastoral Theology at Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia. She will work
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Hot off the press in March 2014 is a new book by Jack Seymour, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, editor of Religious Education and REA’s Horizons in Religious Education book series. Teaching the Way of Jesus: Educating Christians for Faithful Living (Abingdon) is the most recent volume from a senior scholar in religious education who makes a
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