: Hyun-Sook Kim, Richard R. Osmer, Friedrich Schweitzer
: The Future of Protestant Religious Education in an Age of Globalization
: Waxmann Verlag GmbH
: 9783830988762
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Global developments have come to shape our lives, economically, culturally, and even religiously. Young people growing up in a global age have to be prepared for living in this age. Economic and technological demands are important, but there also is a need for personal and social orientations that go beyond them.
This book provides both insights into the Protestant tradition in education as well as its meaning for the future of the church, for society and for individual persons. It follows an innovative approach by combining perspectives from three different contexts - Germany with its important Protestant starting points in the Reformation, the United States as a country which has been strongly influenced by Protestantism, and South Korea with its comparatively young Protestant tradition.
The book is based on a combination of international points of view, on transnational cooperation, on comparative insights, and on making constant reference to a global horizon. Its presentations and ideas not only address globalization as a driving force behind many future developments, but also demonstrate an exercise of global educational thinking.

Hyun-Sook Kim is professor of Christian Education at the College of Theology, Yonsei University, Korea.
Book Cover1
Imprint4
Contents5
Introduction7
Part I: What Protestantism Are We Talking About?11
1. Entry Points into Religious Education in Each of the Three Countries11
1.1 Germany11
1.2 The United States15
1.3 Korea19
2. Historical Developments in Protestant Education22
2.1 Historical Development in Germany22
2.2 Historical Development in the United States25
2.3 Historical Development in Korea32
3. The Protestant Heritage in Education38
Conclusion47
Part II: Situation and Challenges for Protestantism in the Three Countries49
1. Current Tendencies in the Three Countries: Observations and Explanations49
1.1 Germany: Situation of Protestant Education49
1.2 The United States: Situation of Protestant Education63
1.3 Korea: Situation of Protestant Education73
2. Common Challenges85
2.1 Family85
2.2 Gender Roles91
2.3 The Digital Revolution96
2.4 Global Economy, Transnational Communities, and Cosmopolitanism100
2.5 Religious Pluralization and Individualization108
3. The Demise of the Protestant Heritage in Education: Tradition without a Future?112
3.1 The Continuing Need for Protestant Education112
3.2 Potentials of Protestant Education116
Part III: Proposals for the Future of Protestant Education119
1. Introduction119
2. The Role of Theology: A Resource for Education123
2.1 A Vision for Education123
2.2 The Task of Communication Across Different Religious and Worldview Contexts126
2.3 Giving Access to Ethos-Based Moral Orientations128
2.4 The Special Commitment to Children’s Rights130
2.5 Summing Up: Public Theology as a Resource for Education132
3. Educating for Capabilities in a Global Age134
3.1 Ability, Capability, and Combined Capability134
3.2 Capabilities Approach – Discussed136
3.3 Combined Capabilities for Protestant Religious Education137
4. Toward a New Ecology of Protestant Education144
4.1 Toward a Theory of Global Justice147
4.2 Toward a Protestant Ecology of Education148
5. Epilogue: A Tradition for the Future160
5.1 Tradition: Past – Present – Future160
5.2 Once More: The Special Potentials of the Protestant Tradition in Education162
5.3 Consequences: Where Protestant Education Should Go163
How this Book Came About: Procedures and Methodology165