Moving from Critical to Constructive Thinking
The author, based on his 30 years of experience in cross-cultural education and on biblical interpretation, warns that an over-emphasis on critical thinking can foster sub-Christian understandings of such concepts as autonomy and tolerance. He proposes an approach more typical of collectivist societ...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Paternoster Periodicals
2021
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Evangelical review of theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 128-140 |
| IxTheo Classification: | FB Theological education NAB Fundamental theology |
| Further subjects: | B
Biblical Commentaries
B Critical Thinking B Cross-cultural studies B Biblical Criticism B Christianity |
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| Summary: | The author, based on his 30 years of experience in cross-cultural education and on biblical interpretation, warns that an over-emphasis on critical thinking can foster sub-Christian understandings of such concepts as autonomy and tolerance. He proposes an approach more typical of collectivist societies, in which students balance their development of a critical voice with respect for accumulated community wisdom. |
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| ISSN: | 0144-8153 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Evangelical review of theology
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