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Was Jesus a fence sitter? How Christian teachers can negotiate conservatism and liberalism in the Twenty-first Century learning environment

avondale-bepress.context-key27563661
avondale-bepress.submission-pathedu_chapters/78
avondale.affiliateKilgour, Peter; 0000-0002-0042-5186
avondale.departmentChristian Education Research Centre
avondale.facultyEducation
avondale.reporting.isPeerReviewedPeer Reviewed
avondale.reporting.versionPublished Version
dc.contributor.authorKilgour, Peter W.
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:34:19Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:34:19Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-22
dc.date.submitted2022-01-19T18:52:39Z
dc.description.abstract<p>If there was ever a time in history when Christian teachers needed to present their students with a balanced view of what is happening in the world around them, it is right now. The world is a confusing place and is changing every day in ways we could not have imagined only a few years ago. This chapter presents a case for a Christian approach to teaching and learning that aims to conserve many Christian beliefs and traditions that have served us well over many years. It also challenges us to be open-minded enough to adapt our biblical principles to a changing culture. The overriding theme is, as a teacher, what would Jesus do?</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Kilgour, P. W. (2021). Was Jesus a fence sitter? How Christian teachers can negotiate conservatism and liberalism in the Twenty-first Century learning environment. In B. Christian, & P. Kilgour (Eds.), <em>Revealing Jesus in the learning environment: Evidence and Impact. </em>(pp.15-29). Avondale Academic Press.</p>
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-6450613-1-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/27563661
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.relation.ispartofRevealing Jesus in the Learning Environment: Evidence and Impact pp.15-29
dc.rights<p>Used by permission: the author.</p> <p>Staff and Students of Avondale University may access <em>Revealing Jesus in the learning environment: Evidence and impact</em> from Avondale University Library (371.071/K55-2).</p>
dc.subjectconservatism
dc.subjectliberalism
dc.subjectculture
dc.subjectclassrooms
dc.titleWas Jesus a fence sitter? How Christian teachers can negotiate conservatism and liberalism in the Twenty-first Century learning environment
dc.typeBook Chapter

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