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Seeking Alternative Directions in Confirmation Education for Korean Protestant Church

한국교회 견신례 교육의 대안적 방향에 관한 연구

  • Shin-Geun Jang (Presbyterian University & Theological Seminary)
  • 장신근 (장로회신학대학교)
  • Received : 2023.08.22
  • Accepted : 2023.09.28
  • Published : 2023.09.30
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Abstract

Purpose of study: The purpose of this essay is to seek an alternative direction for confirmation education within the context of Korean Protestant Church, addressing the following issues: 1) Confusion in the use of terminology on confirmation, 2) Superficial understanding of confirmation, and the absence or privatization of confirmation theology, 3) Formalized confirmation education based on the concept of rites of passage, and 4) The absence of denominationally structured confirmation education. Research content and method: To achieve this purpose, this essay attempts to foster an intradisciplinary and interactive dialogue on confirmation through a biblical, historical, and theological approach. Biblically, confirmation is to be understood as the unity of the baptism of water and the baptism of Holy Spirit, associated with the consecration of the baptized as royal priests through the baptism of Holy Spirit. Historically, as a part of the rite of Christian initiation, confirmation was a unified rite that has undergone a process of separation and reunification. Theologically, the rite of confirmation affirms the covenant of the Triune God given in baptism and is positioned between baptism and the Lord's Supper. Conclusions and Suggestions: In conclusion, this essay suggests an alternative form of Confirmation education that is oriented towards the following objectives: 1) Education that forms the identity given in the baptismal covenant, 2) Education that reflects characteristics of both baptism and the Lord's Supper, 3) Education that integrates the Bible, doctrine, and life of confirmand and, 4) Education based on an organic educational system.

연구 목적 : 본 연구는 한국교회의 견신례 교육에서 나타나는 1) 용어의 혼란, 2) 견신례에 대한 피상적 이해와 견신례 신학의 부재 혹은 사사화, 3) 통과의례 개념에 기초한 형식적 교육, 4) 교단 차원의 체계화된 교육 부재 등과 같은 여러 문제를 진단하고, 이에 대한 대안적 교육 방향을 제안한다. 연구 내용 및 방법 : 먼저 성서적, 역사적, 신학적 접근을 통하여 견신례에 대한 학제 내 대화를 시도한다. 성서적으로, 견신례는 물세례와 성령세례의 하나 됨 가운데서 이해되어야 하며, 성령세례를 통하여 세례자를 왕적 제사장으로 성별하는 것과 연관되어 있다. 역사적으로, 견신례는 하나의 통일된 그리스도교 입문예식이었다가 분리되고 다시 일치를 모색하는 과정을 거쳤다. 신학적으로, 견신례는 세례에서 주어진 삼위일체 하나님의 언약을 확증하는 예식이며, 세례적 특성과 성찬적 특성을 동시에 지니고 있다. 결론 및 제언 : 본 연구를 통하여 도출된 대안적 형태의 견신례 교육은 다음과 같은 방향을 지향한다. 즉, 1) 세례 언약에서 주어진 정체성을 지향하는 교육, 2) 세례와 성찬의 특성이 함께 반영된 교육, 3) 성서, 교리, 삶이 통합된 교육, 4) 체계적 교육 시스템에 기초한 교육 등이다.

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이 논문은 2023년 장로회신학대학교의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임.

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