The spiritual and religious dimension of education and bringing-up

In this article I will discuss the differences between the concepts “spirituality”, “religion” and “faith” and indicate the intertwinement of these dimensions of man’s mental life with bringing-up and education. Definitions of these concepts will not be given. Rather, their characteristics will be b...

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Main Author: M. Valenkamp
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Scriber Editorial Systems 2008-07-01
Series:Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship
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Online Access:https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/165
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spelling doaj-df559e467b254b0c965dbf1647c754e72020-11-25T01:41:08ZafrScriber Editorial SystemsKoers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship0023-270X2304-85572008-07-0173210.4102/koers.v73i2.165The spiritual and religious dimension of education and bringing-upM. Valenkamp0Faculty of Education, University of Inholland, AmsterdamIn this article I will discuss the differences between the concepts “spirituality”, “religion” and “faith” and indicate the intertwinement of these dimensions of man’s mental life with bringing-up and education. Definitions of these concepts will not be given. Rather, their characteristics will be brought to the fore. The purpose of this article is to look for the essential relation of spirituality to the education and bringing-up of children. A so-called “religious matrix” will be worked out in which the core questions of spirituality and religion are to be expressed. By means of this matrix, a notion of the relation between spirituality, bringing-up and education will be formulated.https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/165FaithReligionReligious MatrixSpiritualityQuest For Truth And Meaning
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The spiritual and religious dimension of education and bringing-up
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship
Faith
Religion
Religious Matrix
Spirituality
Quest For Truth And Meaning
author_facet M. Valenkamp
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title The spiritual and religious dimension of education and bringing-up
title_short The spiritual and religious dimension of education and bringing-up
title_full The spiritual and religious dimension of education and bringing-up
title_fullStr The spiritual and religious dimension of education and bringing-up
title_full_unstemmed The spiritual and religious dimension of education and bringing-up
title_sort spiritual and religious dimension of education and bringing-up
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series Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship
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2304-8557
publishDate 2008-07-01
description In this article I will discuss the differences between the concepts “spirituality”, “religion” and “faith” and indicate the intertwinement of these dimensions of man’s mental life with bringing-up and education. Definitions of these concepts will not be given. Rather, their characteristics will be brought to the fore. The purpose of this article is to look for the essential relation of spirituality to the education and bringing-up of children. A so-called “religious matrix” will be worked out in which the core questions of spirituality and religion are to be expressed. By means of this matrix, a notion of the relation between spirituality, bringing-up and education will be formulated.
topic Faith
Religion
Religious Matrix
Spirituality
Quest For Truth And Meaning
url https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/165
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