The author believes that a deep sense of spirituality together with effective Christian education can be a powerful resource for equipping individuals and communities to play an active role in transforming their lives as well as oppressive systems that have impacted their communities. In her discussion of spirituality, womanist ethicist Emilie…

Starting his work as endowed Hendrik Pierson Professor for Christian Education at VU University Amsterdam in 1993 the author focused on the relationship of education, pedagogy, and religion. However, his attention was rather exclusively directed to Protestant schools. The argument was that in academia at that time, even in the faculties of…

In this article, the authors discuss Karen Cross's critique on LiFE (Living in Faith Everyday) curriculum. Cross's critique focuses on the following issues: (1) racism; (2) sexism; (3) classism; (4) suburbanism; (5) Reformed theology; and (6) method. To respond to Cross's critique is an invitation for everyone to examine not only one particular…