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Shinn, Roger Lincoln

The educational mission of our church / by Roger Lincoln Shinn. - 176 pages ; 21 cm.

PART 1. THE BASES OF OUR MISSION
1. A venture in Christian education
- Planning for Christian education
- The story of a curriculum
2. Doorways and directions for Christian education
- Teaching the Bible-from a safe distance
- Experience-to the neglect of biblical faith
- The life and mission of the community of faith
- Christian faith and the Christian church
- Facing the difficulties
3. The claim of a heritage and the voice of God
- The bible
- The history of the church
- Contemporary experience
- Some practical questions
4. Theology and educational mission
- The necessity and misuse of theology
- Doctrine and education
- The theology of the united church curriculum
- Must theology be difficult?
5. Faith and the educational process
- Educational purpose and method
- Teaching and learning
- Three tensions within Christian education
- Some questions about educational method

PART 2. OUR MISSION AS DEVELOPED IN THE CURRICULUM
6. The shaping of a curriculum
- The three Christian tasks
- Unifying themes
- Church and home
- Plan of organization
- Books-for teachers and students
- Audio-visual resources
- Education of leaders
7. Christian pilgrimage: three opportunities, three tasks
- The relation to God
- Relationships with others
- Becoming a whole person
- The unity of Christian education
- The bible and the pilgrimage
8. Unifying themes and the Christian tasks
- Two concerns and a method
- Realizing unity in the church school
9. The family of families
- Education within the Christian family
- Sharing a ministry
- An example: the youngest children and the home
10. Communication through art
- Christian education and artistic style
- The portrayal of Jesus
11. Leaders and resources for the task
- Leaders and the dynamics of education
- Help from course books
- Using the student's books
- The valid use of techniques
- Other helps for leaders
12. The movement of the pilgrimage: childhood years
- First stages
- Playing and learning in kindergarten
- God and the primary years
- Self-understanding among lower juniors
- Juniors and the life of Jesus
13. Continuing pilgrimage: youth and adults
- The meaning of the Christian community for junior highs
- Middle highs and the Bible
- Faith and life among senior highs
- Adult education
14. And now...
- The nature of the test
- Education and renewal


LCCN: Acc#7856

Subjects--Topical Terms:
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST--EDUCATION
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

LC Class. No.: BX 9884 .A3 / Sh63 1962