Religious Education

The Education I Never Had, And Why No One Is Doing A Thing About It

Chaim Levin | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Jewish Education, Chabad, Crown Heights, Education, Judaism, Lubavitcher Rebbe, Religious Education, Education Reform, Orthodox Judaism, Religion News
Chaim Levin

At the age of 17, I had a formal education more comparable to a third grader. I lacked the opportunity to function as an informed, educated young adult.

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Why I Regret The Religious Lessons I Did (And Didn't) Teach My Kids

Lisa McElroy | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Easter, Protestantism, Passover Seder, Catholicism, Religious Education, Christianity, Holy Communion, Religion and Children, Passover, Judaism, Parents News
Lisa McElroy

It's just not right that my kids go forth in this world without having experienced the kind of celebration at the center of religious observance that is so much a part of most people's life experience.

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5 Religious Concepts That Atheists Can Use

Alain de Botton | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Religion, Atheist, Atheism, God, Ethics, Secularism, Religious Education, Secular, Aesthetics, Secular Humanism, Belief, Sacred Texts, Atheism vs Faith, Religion News
Alain de Botton

In a world beset by fundamentalists of believing and secular varieties, it must be possible to balance a rejection of religious faith with a selective reverence for religious rituals and concepts.

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Cookies With Christianity

Bill Berkowitz | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Religious Education, Religion and Politics, Public Education, Offthe Bus, Education, offthebus2012, Right Wing Christian Organizations, After School Programs, Good News Clubs, Christian Right, Child Evangelism Fellowship, Politics News
Bill Berkowitz

Bible study programs (a.k.a. sectarian training sessions) are alive and well in thousands of afterschool programs in public school facilities across the country.

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Bringing Torah To Life Through Game Design

Joshua Stanton | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Torah, Scripture, Essential-Jewish-Texts, Jewish Youth, Judaism, Jewish-Games, Religious Education, Jewish Video Games, Video Games, Torah Games, Torah Learning, Video, Religion News
Joshua Stanton

It is increasingly becoming recognized that if the Torah is to guide the lives of young Jews, it must itself come alive, and be an experience rather than just another objective in an already long day of school and extracurricular activities.

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Parents Sue To Block Ban On Religion In Canadian Daycares

Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Daycare, Religion, Quebec, Canada Government Subsidized Daycare, Religious Education, Jewish Daycare, Canada Daycare, Christian Daycare, Lawsuit, Religion News

By Ron Csillag Religion News Service TORONTO (RNS) A group of Catholic and Jewish parents is taking the province of Quebec to court to challenge a...

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Providing An Authentic (And Inclusive) Christian Education

Deshna Ubeda | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Religious Education, Christian Children, Christian Education, Christianity, Bible, Christian Schools, Progressive Christianity, Religion News
Deshna Ubeda

How does a child make sense of the Bible and its stories when they begin to learn about the mysteries of the universe, the unknowns, the billions of people with different beliefs?

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Changing The Face Of Yeshiva Education

Kim Silverton | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Judaism, Jewish Education, Jewish Education Reform, Data Driven Instruction, Yeshiva Education, Religious Education, Jewish Education Issues, Menachem Education Foundation, Orthodox Jewish Education, Religion News
Kim Silverton

What skills do you expect your child to know by the end of 1st grade? Reading comprehension? Basic spelling? In the world of religious Jewish education, these are relatively new questions.

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Does Sunday School Have A Future?

Sheldon C. Good | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christian Youth, Christian Education, Christian Scriptures, Sunday School, Bible, Mennonite Weekly Review, Christian Counterculture, Religious Education, Faith Dialogue, New Testament, Christianity in America, Christian Education Trends, History of Sunday School, Religion News
Sheldon C. Good

As we struggle together in conversations and broader understandings of spiritual formation, we'll ultimately learn more about how to love each other, our neighbors and God. And that's what Sunday school is all about.

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Sex and the Seminary

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Religion, Seminary Education, Sex Ed, Sex, Sexuality, Sexuality and Religion, Religious Education, Theology, Healthy Living News
Rev. Debra Haffner

Theological education can no longer neglect training religious professionals in sexuality issues. Too many count on them to be the pastors for sexual health and justice that the world needs.

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