Teaching for Faith: A Guide for Teachers of

This useful, theologically informed guide prepares teachers in the church, whose purpose is to awaken, support, and challenge faith. Richard Osmer offers practical suggestions for preparing good lectures and leading lively discussions. He explores four important dimensions of faith--faith as belief, as commitment, as relationship, and as mystery--and describes different teaching approaches to address each of these dimensions.

Richard Robert Osmer is Associate Professor of Christian Education, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey

Preface

9

(4)

Why Do Teachers Teach?

13

(8)

Exploring the Faith Cube

21

(18)

Teaching for Belief: Using the Lecture to Transmit Knowledge

39

(29)

Teaching for Relationship: Leading a Discussion

68

(38)

Teaching for Commitment: Reinterpreting Life Stories

106

(43)

Teaching for Mystery: The Role of Paradox in Teaching

149

(43)

Teaching Yourself or Others with This Book

192

(25)

Appendix: Two Patterns for Teaching Commitment

217

(6)

Notes

223

(10)

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Teaching for Faith: A Guide for Teachers of Adult Classes

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