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Cred 111: Introduction To Christian Religious Education March 2010 Question Paper
Cred 111: Introduction To Christian Religious Education March 2010
Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts
Institution: Kabarak University question papers
Exam Year:2010
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer ANY SEVEN questions.
1. Christian education has been defined variously
(a) Analyze the following definition of Christian Education: "Christian Education is 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. In other words, CE is the Bible-based, Holy Spirit
empowered teaching-learning process". (5 marks)
(b) Do you agree with this definition? Explain ( 2 marks)
(c) From this definition, what is the purpose of Christian Education? (3 marks)
2. Hebrew education has greatly influenced Christian education in many ways.
(a) What was the aim of Hebrew education? (Cite a key verse to support your answer)
(2 marks)
(b) Identify 3 kinds of teachers in Hebrew education system. Specify what each teacher
taught (6 marks)
(c) What aspects of Hebrew education can Christian education borrow and why. (2 marks)
3. Jesus is depicted in the New Testament more as a teacher (rabbi) than a preacher.
(a) What specific aspects made his teaching stand out against that of the scribes of his
day? (4 marks)
(b) What was the aim, the content, and the various methods he used in his teaching
ministry? (6 marks)
4) Judaism formed the pattern on which Education in the apostolic era continued.
a. Discuss the aim, the context, the teachers, and the content of the education during the
Apostolic era (8 marks)
b. What aspects made Paul to be an outstanding teacher of the early church? (2 marks)
5. Christian education and Theology are inseparable.
a) In what aspects does Christian education interact with Theology? (2 marks)
b) Dogmatics and church history should be built upon the foundation of
Scripture.
i. What do you understand by the term ''Dogmatics''? (2 marks)
ii. Why would it be dangerous to base Christian education on dogmatics and
church history? (2 marks)
c) Discuss the four theological distinctives of Christian education. (4 marks)
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6) Discuss the lives and contributions of either two of the following: St.
Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther or Robert Raikes to Christian education (10 marks)
7) Philosophy, originating from the classical Greeks, has greatly influenced Christian education.
a. Examine any two of the following philosophies: idealism, realism, Thomism and
humanism, under the three branches of philosophy (metaphysics, epistemology, and
axiology). (6 marks)
b. How does realism and idealism influence Christian education? (4 marks)
8) The Renaissance and Reformation brought in a shift in the way Christian education was
conducted.
a. Discuss the Renaissance and the Reformation contribution to education (4 marks)
b. Contrast the worldviews the Renaissance and Reformation periods brought. (6 marks)
9) Discuss two of the following modern philosophies of education:
Perennialism, existentialism, behaviourism, progressivism, reconstructionism, and romantic
naturalism, under the following topics: goals, content, teacher, student and environment.
(10marks)
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