THEORY AND RESEARCH IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
A Select Bibliography
(many of these publications themselves contain extensive bibliographies)
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Alexander, Hanan A. Reclaiming Goodness:
education and the spiritual quest. Notre Dame, Indiana: University of
Notre Dame Press, 2001
Alexander, Hanan A. (ed.). Spirituality and Ethics in Education: philosophical, theological and radical
perspectives. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press, 2004
Astley, Jeff. The Philosophy of
Christian Religious Education. Birmingham, Alabama: Religious Education
Press; London: SPCK, 1994
Astley, Jeff. Ordinary Theology:
looking, listening and learning in theology. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2002
Astley, Jeff (ed.). How Faith Grows:
faith development and Christian education. London: National
Society/Church House Publishing, 1991
Astley, Jeff (ed.). Learning in the Way:
research and reflection on adult Christian education. Leominster:
Gracewing Fowler Wright, 2000
Astley, Jeff and Day, David (eds). The
Contours of Christian Education. Great Wakering: McCrimmons, 1992
Astley, Jeff and Francis, Leslie J. (eds). Christian
Perspectives on Faith Development: a reader. Leominster: Gracewing Fowler
Wright; Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1992
Astley, Jeff and Francis, Leslie J. (eds). Critical
Perspectives on Christian Education: a reader on the aims, principles and
philosophy of Christian education. Leominster: Gracewing Fowler Wright,
1994
Astley, Jeff and Francis, Leslie J. (eds). Christian
Theology and Religious Education: connections and contradictions. London:
SPCK, 1996
Astley, Jeff; Francis, Leslie J. and
Crowder, Colin (eds.). Theological Perspectives on Christian Formation: a
reader on theology and Christian education. Leominster: Gracewing Fowler
Wright; Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1996
Astley, Jeff; Francis, Leslie; Sullivan, John and Walker, Andrew (eds). The Idea of a Christian University: Essays on Theology and Higher Education.Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2004
Astley, Jeff; Hone, Timothy and Savage,
Mark (eds). Creative Chords: studies in music, theology and Christian
formation. Leominster: Gracewing, 2000
Attfield, David. Proclaiming the Gospel in a Secular Age: a general theory of religious communication.
Aldershot: Ashgate, 2001
British Council of Churches. Understanding
Christian Nurture. London: BCC, 1981
Browning, Don S. A Fundamental Practical
Theology: descriptive and strategic proposals. Minneapolis, Minnesota:
Fortress, 1991
Browning, Robert L. (ed.). The Pastor as Religious Educator. Birmingham, Alabama: Religious
Education Press, 1989
Brueggemann, Walter. The Creative Word:
canon as a model for biblical education. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1982 Brueggemann, Walter. Interpretation and
Obedience: from faithful reading to faithful living. Minneapolis,
Minnesota: Fortress, 1991 Bunge, Marcia J. (ed.). The Child in
Christian Thought. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2001 Burgess, Harold W. An Invitation to
Religious Education. Birmingham, Alabama: Religious Education Press, 1975 Bushnell, Horace. Christian Nurture. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1979 [1861] Carr, David and Haldane, John (eds). Spirituality, Philosophy and Education. London: RoutledgeFalmer, 2003 Coles, Robert. The Spiritual Life of
Children. London: HarperCollins, 1990 Conn, Walter. Christian Conversion: a
developmental interpretation of autonomy and surrender. New York:
Paulist, 1986 Conroy, James C. (ed.). Catholic
Education: inside-out/outside-in. Dublin: Veritas, 1999 Cunnane, Finola. New Directions in Religious Education. Dublin: Veritas, 2004 Devitt, Patrick M. How Adult is Adult Religious Education? Gabriel Moran’s contribution to adult
religious education. Dublin: Veritas, 1991
Durka, Gloria. The Teacher's Calling: a
spirituality for those who teach. New Jersey, Paulist, 2002 Dykstra, Craig. Growing in the Life of
Faith: education and Christian practices. Louisville, Kentucky: Geneva,
1999 Dykstra, Craig and Parks, Sharon (eds). Faith
Development and Fowler. Birmingham, Alabama: Religious Education Press,
1986 Elias, John L. Studies in Theology and
Education. Malabar, Florida: Robert E. Krieger, 1986 Elias, John L. A History of Christian
Education: Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox perspectives. Malabar,
Florida: Krieger, 2002 Elias, John L. (ed.). Religious
Education in Adulthood. New Haven, Connecticut: Religious Education
Association, 1992 Farley, Edward. Theologia: the
fragmentation and unity of theological education. Philadelphia: Fortress,
1983 Farley, Edward. The Fragility of
Knowledge: theological education in the church and the university.
Philadelphia: Fortress, 1988 Felderhof, M. C. (ed.). Religious
Education in a Pluralistic Society. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1985 Fowler, James W. Stages of Faith: the
psychology of human development and the quest for meaning. San Francisco:
Harper & Row, 1981 Fowler, James W. Becoming Adult,
Becoming Christian: adult development and Christian faith. San Francisco:
Harper & Row, 1984, 1995 Fowler, James W. Weaving the New Creation: stages of faith and the public church. San Francisco:
HarperSanFrancisco, 1991 Fowler, James W. Faithful Change: the
personal and public challenges of postmodern life. Nashville, Tenn.:
Abingdon, 1996 Fowler, James W. Faithful Change: the personal and public challenges of postmodern life. Nashville,
Tennessee: Abingdon, 1996 Fowler, James W.; Nipkow, Karl Ernst and
Schweitzer, Friedrich (eds). Stages of Faith and Religious Development. London:
SCM, 1992 Fowler, James W. and Vergote, Antoine
(eds). Toward Moral and Religious Maturity. Morristown, New Jersey:
Silver Burdett, 1980 Francis, Leslie J. The Values Debate: a
voice from the pupils. London and Portland, Oregon: Woburn Press, 2001 Francis, Leslie J. and Astley, Jeff (eds). Children,
Churches and Christian Learning. London: SPCK, 2002 Francis, Leslie J.; Astley, Jeff and
Robbins, Mandy (eds). The Fourth R for the Third Millennium: education in
religion and values for the global future. Dublin: Veritas, 2001 Francis, Leslie J.; Kay, William K. and
Campbell, William S (eds). Research in Religious Education. Leominster:
Gracewing Fowler Wright; Macon, Georgia: Smyth & Helwys, 1996 Francis, Leslie J. and Lankshear, David W.
(eds). Christian Perspectives on Church Schools: a reader. Leominster:
Gracewing Fowler Wright, 1993 Francis, Leslie J.; Robbins, Mandy and Astley, Jeff (eds). Religion, Education and Adolescence: International Empirical Perspectives. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2005 General Synod Board of Education. Children
in the Way. London: National Society/Church House Publishing, 1988 Groome, Thomas H. Christian Religious
Education: sharing our story and vision. San Francisco: Harper & Row,
1980 Groome, Thomas H. Sharing Faith: a
comprehensive approach to religious education and pastoral ministry. San
Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1991 Groome, Thomas H. Educating for Life: a
spiritual vision for every teacher and parent. Allen, Texas: Thomas More,
1998. Groome, Thomas H. The Way of Shared Praxis: an approach to religious education. Lomma, Sweden:
RPI Arbetsgemenskapen för Religionspedagogik, 1999 Groome, Thomas H. and Horrell, Harold Daly (eds). Horizons and Hopes: the future of religious
education. New York: Paulist, 2004 Harris, Maria. Teaching and Religious
Imagination: an essay in the theology of teaching. San Francisco:
HarperSanFrancisco, 1987 Harris, Maria. Fashion Me a People.
Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1989 Hauerwas, Stanley and Westerhoff, John H.
(eds). Schooling Christians: 'holy experiments' in American education. Grand
Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1992 Heller, David. The Children's God. Chicago:
University of Chicago Press, 1986 Heywood, David. Divine Revelation and Human Learning: a Christian theory of knowledge. Aldershot:
Ashgate, 2004 Hill, Brian V. The Greening of Christian
Education. Homebush West, NSW, Australia: Lancer, 1985 Hodgson, Peter C. God's Wisdom: toward a
theology of education. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press,
1999 Hull, John M. Studies in Religion and
Education. Lewes: Falmer, 1984 Hull, John M. What Prevents Christian
Adults from Learning? London: SCM, 1985; New York: Trinity Press
International, 1991 Hyde, Kenneth E. Religion in Childhood
and Adolescence: a comprehensive review of the research. Birmingham,
Alabama: Religious Education Press, 1990 Jarvis, Peter and Walters, Nicholas (eds). Adult
Education and Theological Interpretations. Malabar, Florida: Krieger,
1993 Jones, L. G. and Paulsell, S. (eds). The
Scope of Our Art: the vocation of the theological teacher. Grand Rapids,
Michigan: Eerdmans, 2002 Kay, William K. and Francis, Leslie J. Drift
from the Churches: attitude toward Christianity during childhood and
adolescence. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1996 Kelsey, David H. To Understand God
Truly: what's theological about a theological school. Louisville,
Kentucky: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1992 Knox, Ian P. Above or Within? the
supernatural in religious education. Birmingham, Alabama: Religious
Education Press, 1976 Lee, James Michael. The Shape of
Religious Instruction: a social science approach. Birmingham, Alabama:
Religious Education Press, 1971 Lee, James Michael. The Flow of
Religious Instruction: a social science approach. Birmingham, Alabama:
Religious Education Press, 1973 Lee, James Michael. The Content of
Religious Instruction: a social science approach. Birmingham, Alabama:
Religious Education Press, 1985 Little, Sara. To Set One's Heart: belief
and teaching in the church. Atlanta, Georgia: John Knox Press, 1983 Lombaerts, H. and Pollefeyt, D. (eds). Hermeneutics and Religious Education. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 2004 Martin, Robert K. The Incarnate Ground
of Christian Faith: toward a Christian theological epistemology for the
educational ministry of the church. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of
America, 1998 Marsden, George M. The Outrageous Idea
of Christian Scholarship. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997 McKenzie, Leon. The Religious Education
of Adults. Birmingham, Alabama: Religious Education Press, 1982 McKenzie, Leon. Adult Education and
Worldview Construction. Malabar, Florida: Krieger, 1991 Melchert, Charles F. Wise Teaching:
biblical wisdom and educational ministry. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania:
Trinity Press International, 1998 Miller, Randolph Crump (ed.). Theologies
of Religious Education. Birmingham, Alabama: Religious Education Press,
1995 Moore, Mary Elizabeth Mullino. Teaching
from the Heart: theology and educational method. Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania: Trinity Press International, 1998 Moran, Gabriel. Religious Education as a
Second language. Birmingham, Alabama: Religious Education Press, 1989 Moran, Gabriel. Showing How: the act of
teaching. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: TPI, 1997 Nelson, C. Ellis. Where Faith Begins. Atlanta:
John Knox Press, 1971 Neville, Gwen Kennedy and Westerhoff, John
H., III. Learning Through Liturgy. New York: Seabury Press, 1978 Nichols, Kevin. Cornerstone. Slough:
St Paul Publications, 1978 Nichols, Kevin. Refracting the Light:
learning the languages of faith. Dublin: Lindisfarne Books, 1997 O'Hare, Padraic (ed.). Foundations of
Religious Education. New York: Paulist Press, 1978 Oser, Fritz K. and Gmünder, Paul. Religious Judgement: a developmental approach. Birmingham,
Alabama: Religious Education Press, 1991 Oser, Fritz K. and Scarlett, W. George. Religious Development in Childhood and Adolescence. San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991 Osmer, Richard Robert. A Teachable
Spirit: recovering the teaching office in the church. Louisville,
Kentucky: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1990 Osmer, Richard R. and Schweitzer,
Friedrich. Religious Education between modernization and globalization:
new perspectives on the United States and Germany. Grand Rapids,
Michigan: Eerdmans, 2003 Parks, Sharon. The Critical Years: the
young adult search for a faith to live by. San Francisco: Harper &
Row, 1986 Parks, Sharon Daloz. Big Questions,
Worthy Dreams: mentoring young adults in their search for meaning, purpose,
and faith. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000 Pazmiño, R. W. God Our Teacher:
theological basics in Christian education. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker
Book House, 2001 Peshkin, Alan. God's Choice: the total
world of a fundamentalist Christian school. Chicago: University of
Chicago Press, 1986 Peterson, Michael L. With All Your Mind:
a Christian philosophy of education. Notre Dame, Indiana: University of
Notre Dame Press, 2001 Richards, Lawrence O. A Theology of
Christian Education. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1975 Rizzuto, Ana-Maria. The Birth of the
Living God. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1980 Roebbens, Bert and Warren, Michael (eds). Religious
Education as Practical Theology. Leuven: Peeters, 2001 Seymour, Jack L. (ed.). Mapping Christian
Education: approaches to congregational learning. Nashville, Tennessee:
Abingdon, 1997 Seymour, Jack L.; Crain, Margaret A. and Crockett, Joseph V. Educating Christians: the intersection of
meaning, learning and vocation. Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon, 1993
Seymour, Jack L. and Miller, Donald E.
(eds). Contemporary Approaches to Christian Education. Nashville,
Tennessee: Abingdon, 1982 Seymour, Jack L. and Miller, Donald E.
(eds). Theological Approaches to Christian Education. Nashville,
Tennessee: Abingdon, 1990 Slee, Nicola. Women’s Faith Development: patterns and processes. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2004
Smith, Marion. Ways of Faith: a handbook
of adult faith development. Durham: NEICE, 2003 Sullivan, John. Catholic Education:
distinctive and inclusive. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic, 2001 Sutcliffe, John (ed.). Tuesday's Child:
a reader for Christian educators. Birmingham: Christian Education
Publications, 2001 Thiessen, Elmer J. Teaching for
Commitment: liberal education, indoctrination and Christian nurture. Montreal:
McGill-Queen's University Press; Leominster: Gracewing Fowler Wright, 1993 Thiessen, Elmer J. In Defence of
Religious Schools and Colleges. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University
Press, 2001 Thompson, Norma H. (ed.). Religious
Education and Theology. Birmingham, Alabama: Religious Education Press,
1982 Van Engen, John (ed.). Educating People of Faith: exploring the history of Jewish and Christian communities. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2004 Van der Ven, Johannes A. Education for Reflective Ministry. Leuven: Peeters, 1998
Van der Ven, Johannes A. Formation of
the Moral Self. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1998 Warren, Michael (ed.). Sourcebook for
Modern Catechetics. Winona, Minnesota: St Mary's Press, 1983 Warren, Michael (ed.). Sourcebook for
Modern Catechetics, Vol 2. Winona, Minnesota: St Mary's Press, 1997 Westerhoff, John H., III. Building God's
People in a Materialistic Society. New York: Seabury Press, 1983 Westerhoff, John H., III. Living the
Faith Community. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1985 Westerhoff, John H., III. Will our
Children Have Faith? Allen, Texas: Thomas More Press, 2000 Westerhoff, John H., III. Bringing Up Children in the Christian Faith Minneapolis, Minnesota: Winston Press, 2000 Westerhoff, John H., III and Edwards, O.
C., Jr. (eds). A Faithful Church: issues in the history of catechesis. Wilton,
Connecticut: Morehouse-Barlow, 1981 Westerhoff, John H., III and Neville, Gwen
Kennedy. Generation to Generation. New York: Pilgrim Press, 1979 Wickett, R. E. Y. Models of Adult
Religious Education Practice. Birmingham, Alabama: Religious Education
Press, 1991 Wilhoit, J. Christian Education and the
Search for Meaning. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1986 Williamson, Clark M. and Allen, Ronald J. The
Teaching Minister. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster/John Knox, 1991 Wolterstorff, Nicholas P. Educating for
Life: reflections on Christian teaching and learning. Grand Rapids,
Michigan: Baker Book House, 2002 Wood, Charles M. Vision and Discernment:
an orientation in theological study. Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars Press,
1985 Wood, Charles M. The Formation of
Christian Understanding: theological hermeneutics. Valley Forge,
Pennsylvania: Trinity Press International, 1993 Wright, Andrew. Spirituality and
Education. London: RoutledgeFalmer, 2000 Wright, Andrew. Religion, Education and Post-Modernity. London: RoutledgeFalmer, 2004 Some
Relevant Journals British Journal of Religious Education Christian Education Journal Journal of Adult Theological Education (formerly British Journal of Theological Education) International Journal of Education and
Religion Journal of Beliefs and Values: Studies
in Religion and Education Journal of Christian Education Journal of Education and Christian
Belief (formerly Spectrum) Panorama: International Journal of
Comparative Religious Education and Values Religious Education Theological Education