Journal of Christian Education in Korea (기독교교육논총)

The Korean Society of Christian Religious Education (한국기독교교육학회)
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Reconceptualization of Catechesis for Forming Holistic Faith

통전적 신앙형성을 위한 교리교육의 재개념화

  • Received : 2021.11.24
  • Accepted : 2021.12.30
  • Published : 2021.12.30
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Abstract

This essay aims to seek an alternative model of catechesis, as this form of education faces various challenges from the Korean Church especially during COVID-19 pandemic. For a long time, catechesis in the Korean Church narrowly focused on the act of producing Christians who would be loyal to the local church, rather than focusing on nurturing members loyal to Christ, an issue that has been problematized in recent publications on catechesis. Thus, the loss of social trust in the Korean Church and the decline of its public image exemplify how this type of catechesis as disciple-making for local church's benefit, mostly nurtures a vertical dimension of faith. The current teaching and learning method mostly employs a unilateral transfer of doctrine from the teacher to the learner and emphasizes the memorization of doctrine. This type of instruction renders the catechesis as the most lackluster and outdated form of Christian education. This essay aims to reconceptualize the traditional model of catechesis. This essay first critically evaluates current situations of catechesis and presents several alternative meanings on the concept of doctrine. Then it explores the theories of catechesis through different models posed by Christian educators such as John Westerhoff III and Richard Osmer. The final section is devoted to presenting an alternative form of catechesis that focuses on seeking holistic faith.

본 연구에서는, 코로나 바이러스 팬데믹을 포함하여, 오늘의 교회와 그리스도인들이 마주한 다양한 위기와 도전들에 직면하여 대안적 형태의 교리교육을 모색한다. 그동안 한국교회의 현장에서 이루어져 온 교리교육은, 최근 교리교육에 대한 관심에서도 드러나듯이, 수직적 차원의 신앙에 초점을 두고, 좁은 의미의 교회 중심적 그리스도인 만들기에 많은 노력을 기울여 왔다. 한국교회의 대사회적 신뢰도와 공공성의 상실은 일차적으로 이러한 지역 교회에 헌신하는, 좁은 의미의 혹은 사사화된 제자훈련으로서의 교리교육과 깊이 연관되어 있다고 할 수 있다. 교리교육 방법에 있어서도 교사가 일방적으로 교리 내용을 학습자에게 전수하거나, 학습자들이 그 내용을 반복하고 암송하는 방법이 흔하게 사용되어 왔다. 그 결과 기독교교육의 원형이라고 할 수 있는 교리교육은 기독교교육학 가운데 가장 고루하고 뒤떨어진 영역으로 간주되고 있다. 이를 염두에 두고 본 연구에서는 오늘의 교리교육의 현황에 대한 비판적 평가와, 교리에 대한 새로운 관점들, 교리교육에 대한 기독교 교육학자들의 이론에 기초하여 통전적 신앙의 형성을 지향하는 교리교육을 목적, 교리개념, 체제, 내용, 방법론과 방법 등으로 나누어서 제안한다. 그리고 이를 통하여 기존 교리교육의 재개념화를 시도한다.

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이 논문은 2021년도 장로회신학대학교의 학술연구지원을 받아 수행된 연구임.

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