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Cred 111: Introduction To Christian Religious Education December 2009 Question Paper
Cred 111: Introduction To Christian Religious Education December 2009
Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts
Institution: Kabarak University question papers
Exam Year:2009
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer ALL the Questions
1. Christian education has been defined as “the Christ-centred, Bible-based, pupil-related
process of communicating God’s word through the process of the Holy Spirit
for the purpose of leading others to Christ and building them up in Christ”.
a. Do you agree with this definition? Explain your answer. (3mks)
b. Christian Education should be based in the Bible. Why should this be the
case? Explain by showing THREE qualities of the Bible that make it a credible
source for Christian Education. (4mks)
c. According to the definition, what ought to be the goal (result) of Christian
Education? Do you agree with that goal? Why or why not? Explain your
answer. (3mks)
2. In Christian Education, theology and education support each other
a. Discuss the FOUR theological distinctives of Christian education (8mks)
b. Dogmatics and church history should be built upon the foundation of scripture.
Why would it be dangerous to base Christian education on dogmatics and church
and church history? (2mks)
3. Christian education is, in many ways, an extension of Jewish education.
a. What was the aim of Hebrew education? (cite a key verse to support your answer)
(2mks)
b. Identify THREE kinds of teachers in Hebrew education system. Specify what each
teacher taught. (6mks)
c. What aspects of Hebrew education can Christian education borrow and why.
(2mks)
4. Jesus in the New Testament was recognized more, as a teacher than any other.
a. Jesus was more of an informal teacher that a formal one. Do you agree with this
view? Why or why not? Use relevant examples to support your answer. (2mks)
b. Highlight any EIGHT kinds of methods he used. (4mks)
c. What was the aim of his teaching ministry? (2mks)
d. What made Jesus’ teaching stand out compared to other rabbis of his day
(cf. Matt. 7:28 -29)? (2mks)
5. Education in the apostolic era continued in the same pattern as Judaism.
a. Discuss the aim, the context, the teachers, and the content of the education
during the Apostolic era (8 mks)
b. What aspects made Paul to be an outstanding teacher of the early church?
(2mks)
6. Apologists, Polemics and Apostolic Fathers mark education in the early church period.
a. Separately describe who a Polemic, an Apologist and an Apostolic Father
is. Provide an example in each case where possible. (6mks)
b. State the two major schools in this period and describe the kind of education that
went on in each of them. (4mks)
7. St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, Robert Raikes, John Calvin among many
others have made significant contributions to Christian education. Discuss the life and
contributions to Christian education of only two of them. (10mks)
8. Christian education took a substantial shift during the Renaissance and Reformation
periods.
a. Briefly describe the events that took place in each of the periods. (4mks)
b. Identify any TWO key similarities of the Renaissance and Reformation
periods. (2mks)
c. State any FOUR sterning contrasts between the two. (4mks)
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