The Biblical view of nurture is related to distorted human nature. Humans lost their image of God, through Jesus, God shows the concrete goal of our lives which is to regain God’s image. The process of regaining God’s image is Christian nurture. This is a changing process. Humans need to convert, and also, to nurture in the Christian faith. Therefore, Christian nurture is based on the developmental possibility of human. The content of Christian nurture is Christian faith. The Bible teaches that the goal of Christian nurture is Christlikeness. We need to strive for full maturity and completeness in our spiritual lives. Conversion in Bushnell meant coming more and more to the love of God, in other words, this is a process, a growth in grace and the development of a new spirit. Faith as it is defined includes the content of believing and a process toward higher stages, that is maturity. The goal in faith development is to reach maturity. Maturity in human being has a dynamic point of view, that is, a process of becoming. We cannot see maturity as a static point of view. Maturity is not a state of being. Maturity is not the highest moment in developmental stages. Maturity is an ongoing process towards growth, and a continuing development. Therefore, the concept of content and development in Christian nurture gives Christian educators some implications. First, Christian educators need to understand theology and science. Second, spiritual maturity which is the aim of Christian nurture can be led by education and by the Holy Spirit. Third, the content of Christian nurture should be the Bible. Fourth, through the understanding of content and aim of Christian nurture, Christian nurture can be understood as content and development. Fifth, through the understanding of Christian nurture, Christian educators can get insights of concrete ways for Christian nurture. This expanded understanding of Christian nurture may effectively accomplish the task of Christian nurture.
목차
Abstract I. Introduction II. The View of Human Nature and Meaning and Principles of Christian Nurture in Biblical Perspective III. Horace Bushnell’s Christian Nurture IV. The Content of Christian Nurture V. The Aim of Christian Nurture VI. Implications for Christian Educational Ministry Ⅶ. Conclusion REFERENCES
키워드
Christian NurtureFaithMaturityContent. ProcessDevelopmentChristian Education
한국기독교교육학회 [The Korean Society for the Study of Christian Religious Education]
설립연도
1960
분야
인문학>기독교신학
소개
한국에 복음이 들어오고, 교회가 설립된 것은 19세기 말이었다.
해방이 되면서 한국교회는 더욱 발전하게 되었고 그에 따라 기독교교육의 중요성과 필요성도 강조되게 되었다. 그러한 과정에 기독교교육을 전공한 학자들이 귀국함에 따라 그들을 중심으로 한국기독교교육학회를 결성할 필요성을 느껴 설립하게 되었다.
한국기독교교육학회의 설립 목적은 기독교교육학의 이론적 발전과 실천을 위한 연구와 장을 확대해가려는 것이다. 그리고 학자들간의 연구교류와 교제를 위한 장을 마련하기 위하여 본 학회를 1960년에 설립하였다.