What five students of the Encounter Adventist Bible curriculum taught us about their spirituality

Abstract

The concept of spirituality is a vital element of Adventist education. Developers of the Encounter Bible curriculum have shown its centrality by placing an “authentic incarnational spirituality” in its curriculum, harnessed “to a concept where God is abiding and enabling of meaning, identity, purpose and character in the individual’s life.” The following case study explores how student spirituality has manifested itself in one school in response to the intentions of curriculum developers and Bible teachers