Journal of Christian Education in Korea (기독교교육논총)

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Autobiographical Writing for Faith Education of the Elderly

노년기 신앙교육을 위한 자전적 글쓰기

  • Received : 2023.11.26
  • Accepted : 2023.12.29
  • Published : 2023.12.30
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Abstract

Purpose of study: The purpose of this study is to propose an autobiographical writing as an alternative Christian education for the elderly. Research Contents and Methods : First, after analyzing the previous studies on Christian education for the elderly, it was found that most of the studies suggest the need for integrated Christian elderly education and church elderly ministry, and there is a need for a study that suggests a curriculum that can be implemented in the field. Second, there are two educational objectives derived from Fowler's study of faith. One is to describe, analyze, and reconstruct the three elements that make up the content of faith: centers of value, image of powers, and central stories. Second, to explore vocation through a life of pilgrimage in response to the call to partnership with God. Third, autobiographical writing involves an approach based on the tradition of qualitative research and should be oriented toward teaching and learning principles based on descriptive, native, holistic, lived-experience, pathic, interpretive, and open-ended principles. Conclusions and Recommendations: Autobiographical writing will contribute to helping the elderly experiencing crises of despair and anxiety to integrate the meaning of their lives through the holistic expression of their thoughts and feelings, to helping socially isolated older adults to feel connected to society, and to helping them to envision and imagine the future through the present act of revealing their voice. It is hoped that autobiographical writing will increase the number of conversations through retrospection and confession of faith of the elderly.

연구 목적 : 본 연구의 목적은 노년기 신앙교육을 위한 대안으로 자전적 글쓰기를 제안하는 것이다. 연구 내용 및 방법 : 첫째, 노년기 기독교교육 선행연구를 분석한 결과 대부분의 연구가 통합적 기독교 노인교육의 필요성과 교회 노인목회 방안을 제안하고 있고, 현장에서 실행할 수 있는 교육과정을 제시하는 연구가 필요함을 확인하였다. 둘째, 파울러(J. W. Fowler)의 신앙 연구에서 도출된 교육 목적은 다음의 두 가지이다. 하나는 신앙 내용을 구성하는 세 가지 요소인 가치의 중심, 힘의 이미지, 중심 이야기를 기술하고 분석하고 재구성하는 것이다. 다음으로 하나님과의 동반자 관계로의 부르심에 응답하는 순례의 삶을 통해 소명을 탐색하도록 하는 것이다. 셋째, 자전적 글쓰기는 다음의 세 가지를 포함한다. 회고하기를 통한 체험의 재해석, 고백적 글쓰기를 통한 자기 이해, 자기 목소리 공유를 통한 연대와 수용의 경험이다. 또한 자전적 글쓰기는 질적 연구의 전통에 기반한 접근으로 기술적, 태생적, 총체적, 체험적, 공감적, 해석적, 개방적 원리에 기반한 교수-학습 원리를 지향해야 한다. 결론 및 제언 : 자전적 글쓰기는 절망과 불안의 위기를 겪는 노인들이 자신의 생각과 감정을 전인적으로 표현함으로써 삶의 의미를 통합하도록 하고, 사회적으로 분리된 노인이 사회와의 연대감을 갖게 되며, 나의 목소리를 드러내는 현재적 행위를 통해 미래를 조망하고 상상하도록 공헌할 것이다. 자전적 글쓰기를 통해 노년기의 신앙의 회고와 고백을 통한 대화의 현장이 많아지길 기대한다.

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이 논문은 2023년도 서울신학대학교 교내연구비 지원에 의한 것이며, 한국기독교교육학회 2023년도 추계학술대회(11.25)에서 발표한 논문을 수정 보완한 것임

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