{"id":1986,"date":"2013-05-16T15:06:50","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T13:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.wordpress.com\/?p=1986"},"modified":"2013-05-16T15:06:50","modified_gmt":"2013-05-16T13:06:50","slug":"readings-for-religious-education-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/16\/readings-for-religious-education-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Readings for Religious Education Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><i>\u201cHere is a selection of useful quotations about various aspects of Religious Education, both for those studying for a certificate, diploma or degree and for those already in the classroom. This is not a course, but a handful of hints.<\/i><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><i>This book is a timely addition to the Religious Education materials available in Zambia. It allows us to draw on the wisdom of others.\u201d<\/i><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><b><i>Contents<\/i><\/b><i>: spirituality, religion (including African Traditional Religion, inculturation \u2013 contextualisation, pluralism), education (including commitment and faith) religious education (including maturity and concepts), attitudes and skills of students, special skills (including critical thinking, symbolism and Ecumenical empathy), teaching strategies ( including attitude for creativity and motivation), morality (including teacher\u2019s role), assessment (including knowledge as understanding), cross fertilization (history, geography, science, literature, sport and arts).<\/i><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><i><a href=\"http:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/05\/re_0001.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1987 alignleft\" alt=\"RE_0001\" src=\"http:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/05\/re_0001.jpg?resize=138%2C211\" width=\"138\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/re_0001.jpg?w=671&amp;ssl=1 671w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/re_0001.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/a><\/i><i>\u201cThe essence of African morality is that it is more <b>societary<\/b> than <b>spiritual<\/b>; it is a morality of <b>conduct<\/b> rather than a morality of <b>being<\/b>. It defines what a person does rather than what he is. Kindness is not a virtue unless someone is kind; murder is not evil until someone kills another person in his community. Man is not by nature either good or evil except in terms of what he does or does not do. (J.S. Mbiti in \u201cAfrican Religions &amp; Philosophy\u201d Heinemann 1969:213)<\/i><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><i>Readings for Religious Education Teachers<\/i><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><i>Compiled by J. Henze, Published by the Copperbelt Religious Education Development Unit, Mission Press, Ndola, Zambia, 2000, 106 pages.<\/i><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><i>This book in on sales at Woodlands, Lusaka.<\/i><\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHere is a selection of useful quotations about various aspects of Religious Education, both for those studying for a certificate, diploma or degree and for those already in the classroom. This is not a course, but a handful of hints. This book is a timely addition to the Religious Education materials available in Zambia. 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