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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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2017]
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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. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9647 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Teaching theology and religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/teth.12374 |