Pub Date : 2022-07-14DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2022.2097986
Kenneth R. Culton
Abstract Little is known about the effect of various social contexts on the development of belief for emerging adults. Specifically, college has been shown to both diminish and strengthen beliefs. I show that identifying as religious or non-religious is largely decoupled from beliefs and practices among emerging adults at a mainstream denominational college. This particular social context is one where beliefs, of many stripes, are seen to be admirable. I find that the mainstream denominational college can be a supportive social context that encourages experimentation, exploration, and potential strengthening of both spiritual and denominational beliefs.
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Pub Date : 2022-06-25DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2022.2090169
Frida Akmalia, Sayyidah Maghfiroh
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Pub Date : 2022-06-24DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2022.2090167
Anat Barth, Itschak Trachtengot
Abstract The Israeli ultra-Orthodox community is a segregated religious minority suffering from poverty, yet its youth do not receive financial education. This mixed-method research explores the effectiveness of a financial education program for affianced ultra-Orthodox men. 11 interviewees answered qualitative questionnaires, and 201 program graduates evaluated program effectiveness, financial conduct, and demographics, compared to 36 control-group participants. Qualitative results emphasize the program’s importance for yeshiva students. Quantitative results demonstrate better savings behavior and more consultation willingness of graduates. Culturally-sensitive programming can lead to improved financial conduct; therefore, governmental investment is essential for Israeli economic welfare and for the ultra-Orthodox community.
{"title":"A Financial Education Program for Future Bridegrooms in Ultra-Orthodox Yeshivas: The Graduate’s Perspective","authors":"Anat Barth, Itschak Trachtengot","doi":"10.1080/00344087.2022.2090167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00344087.2022.2090167","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The Israeli ultra-Orthodox community is a segregated religious minority suffering from poverty, yet its youth do not receive financial education. This mixed-method research explores the effectiveness of a financial education program for affianced ultra-Orthodox men. 11 interviewees answered qualitative questionnaires, and 201 program graduates evaluated program effectiveness, financial conduct, and demographics, compared to 36 control-group participants. Qualitative results emphasize the program’s importance for yeshiva students. Quantitative results demonstrate better savings behavior and more consultation willingness of graduates. Culturally-sensitive programming can lead to improved financial conduct; therefore, governmental investment is essential for Israeli economic welfare and for the ultra-Orthodox community.","PeriodicalId":45654,"journal":{"name":"RELIGIOUS EDUCATION","volume":"63 1","pages":"267 - 282"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79506171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-05-27DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2022.2061186
Theo van der Nest, P. Shannon
Abstract This article aims to report on research that explored the role of perceptions of Directors of Religious Studies (DRSs) in Catholic secondary schools in the Hamilton Diocese, Aotearoa New Zealand (ANZ). The DRS position was established to preserve the Catholic special character of these schools after integration with the state education system with the passing of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act of 1975. This investigation was researched using Glaser and Straus’s (1967) classical grounded theory methodology to develop theory on the extent to which various aspects assist or inhibit DRSs in fostering special character in Catholic schools.
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Pub Date : 2022-05-27DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2022.2087283
J. Mercer
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Pub Date : 2022-05-27DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2022.2085006
Benjamin von Bredow
Emily Peck-McClain offers an ethnographic study of the relationship between Christian teenage girls and several personal and social issues such as body image, sexism, and racism. She then offers a liberation-centric interpretation of the middle section of Paul’s Letter to the Romans (chapters 6–8) as a theological foundation for ministry among this demographic. Peck-McClain argues that girls think complexly about their social and theological locations, but that their thoughts and questions are often silenced in churches because of a prevailing theological paradigm focusing on personal sin, repentance, and righteousness. Against this paradigm, Peck-McClain argues that in Romans 6–8, Paul interprets sin and grace as opposing principles struggling against one another in human lives and societies, rather than as the products of correct or incorrect choices. Interpreting sin and grace as external forces in the world liberates girls from understanding their bodies and choices as the sources of sin, takes the pressure of “being good” off their shoulders, and instead allows them to hope for the ultimate victory of grace over sin and the coming of the new creation. Arm in Arm with Adolescent Girls is a case study in bringing theology to bear on curriculum development and the practice of ministry to young people. The greatest strength of Peck-McClain’s work is her integration of this theoretical framework with ethnographic research, showing that solid theological foundations for youth ministry are necessary because unconsidered theologies will not be capable of answering the complexity of teenage questions and struggles. Teenage girls engage critically and reflexively with issues of faith, morality, body image, sexism, racism, sexuality, and media pressure. Peck-McClain finds a theology capable of meeting these challenges in Paul’s description of a cosmic struggle between sin and grace. In this respect, liberation theology is another important context for Peck-McClain’s work, but her citations reflect a less robust engagement with the theoretical foundations of liberation theology than with contemporary theories of youth ministry. Peck-McClain’s arguments rest on an interpretation of Romans 6-8. She argues against a caricature of Paul which one-sidedly emphasizes personal responsibility for sin and righteousness and advocates for “body/mind dualism” and “self-hatred.” Since dualism and selfhatred are surely realities in many pews, pulpits, and youth groups, Peck-McClain’s appeal for a healthy theology of the body is pastorally wise. However, her argument could reflect fuller engagement with the lively contemporary debate about the meaning of the word “righteousness” in the Pauline epistles, since Peck-McClain’s main exegetical point is that “sin” and “righteousness” have been incorrectly defined by the traditional Protestant soteriology and morality. Peck-McClain does not appeal to the New Perspective on Paul as a source for her critique of “righteousness,
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Pub Date : 2022-05-16DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2022.2074724
T. Christiani
Abstract This paper is based on a quantitative research study of Christian adolescents in junior and senior high schools, in 12 Protestant churches in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, concerning their perceptions about LGBTQ+ sexualities. Using a “normalcy” perspective from disability studies, the study finds heterosexuality is normative; other sexual orientations are recognized as abnormal. The study shows that female respondents, senior high school level respondents, and respondents with LGBTQ+ family members/close friends have more positive perceptions toward the LGBTQ+ community. Based on these results, there is a need to develop a Christian religious education that helps undo heteronormativity as the standard of normalcy.
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Pub Date : 2022-05-16DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2022.2074723
Emily S. Kahm
Abstract This paper will examine why professors and religious educators who plan to facilitate discussions on sexual ethics or morality should also be prepared to teach “sex ed” content to their learners, who otherwise may have inconsistent or incomplete knowledge about the biological and emotional realities of sex and sexuality. This piece will propose three areas–vocabulary and language, pleasure, and risks and rewards of sexual expression–where teachers can offer informational knowledge that will scaffold learners’ critical thinking around sexuality, with examples of activities to facilitate discussion.
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