Inviting perspective transformation: Sexual history awareness for professional formation

How do we deal with our own sexuality as teachers and as learners in the classroom? As a seminary professor in a mainline Christian context, I find that discussing sexuality increases student discomfort levels by threatening to raise questions about the connections between morality, behavior, and bo...

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Auteur principal: Ott, Kate M. 1976- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wiley-Blackwell [2017]
Dans: Teaching theology and religion
Année: 2017, Volume: 20, Numéro: 2, Pages: 117-125
RelBib Classification:FB Formation théologique
NCF Éthique sexuelle
ZF Pédagogie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Sexuality
B ministerial formation
B perspective transformation
B Professional Ethics
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Résumé:How do we deal with our own sexuality as teachers and as learners in the classroom? As a seminary professor in a mainline Christian context, I find that discussing sexuality increases student discomfort levels by threatening to raise questions about the connections between morality, behavior, and bodies of those in the room - questions we have been culturally trained to avoid. In order to decrease discomfort, many instructors approach sexuality only as content-based subject matter. Particularly for ministry students, this approach can be a disservice to their discernment process and preparation for future ministry contexts, especially for those in turmoil regarding sexuality-related issues. By explicitly engaging how personal experience and cultural contexts shape our sexuality, pedagogical models can promote critical self-reflection and seek perspective transformation, not values change, as a resource for professional sexual ethics training in ministry.
ISSN:1467-9647
Contient:Enthalten in: Teaching theology and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/teth.12374