Cred 111: Introduction To Christian Religious Education November 2009 Question Paper
Cred 111: Introduction To Christian Religious Education November 2009
Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts
Institution: Kabarak University question papers
Exam Year:2009
COURSE CODE: CRED III
COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO CHRISTIAN
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
STREAM: SESSION I
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer ALL the Questions
1. Someone has defined Christian Education as “teaching and learning the perspective
of the kingdom of God which trains people in all areas of lie to be Christ-like; [to]
lead a life obedient to God”.
a. Christian Religious Education must be taught by a committed Christian
(born - again) teacher. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?
(4mks)
b. Explain any 3 qualities that make a Christian teacher stand out above a secular
one. (6mks)
2. Theology and education are integrated.
a. Explain how this interaction happens (2mks)
b. Discuss the four theological distinctive of Christian education. (8mks)
3. Discuss 4 objectives of Christian Education. What is the uniqueness of Christian
Education compared to secular education? (10mks)
4. Jesus is presented in the New Testament as the Master-Teacher. Discuss his teaching
ministry under the following topics: his aim, his content of his teaching, methods he used
and the distinctiveness of his teaching compared to his peers. (10mks)
5. Discuss the lives and contributions to Christian education of either two of the following: St.
Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther or Robert Raikes. (10mks)
6. In order to understand the history of Christian education, one needs to study Jewish
education “because Christian education is, in many ways, an extension of Jewish
education” (Reed and Prevost, 1993, p. 45).
a. Discuss Hebrew education under the following topics: aim, the teacher(s),
the student(s), and the content. (8mks)
b. Identify some aspects of Hebrew that should be retained for Christian education
that to be of effect and briefly state why. (2mks)
7. Christian education took a substantial shift during the Renaissance and Reformation
periods.
a. Explain how Christian education budged this two periods. (6mks)
b. Contrast the worldviews the Renaissance and Reformation periods take.(4mks)
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