Catechesis of adults WT-DTE-MKD2
1. Pastoral option for adult catechesis. 2. Contemporary reality: positive and negative aspects in relation to adult catechesis. 3. The pastoral dimension of adult catechesis: the impulse of the Council of Trent, the contribution of the Second Vatican Council and some European Episcopal Conferences, examples of some solutions in Europe. 4. The first post-conciliar attempts: the priority of adult catechesis and the "mature" character of catechesis. Evangelization perspective of adult catechesis according to the catechetical documents of the Church. 5. Catechisms for adults. 6. The importance of adult catechesis: pedagogical and cultural dimension. 7. Adult catechesis understood as education and transformation. 8. Forms and models of adult catechesis. 9. Towards concepts and terminology. 10. Motivations for adult catechesis. 11. Adult: his human and Christian development. 12. Three models of adult development (Erik Erikson, Daniel Levinson, Robert Kegan). 13. General characteristics of the three stages of adult development. 14. Adult believer and his maturation. 15. Adult and his understanding of faith. 16. Aims of adult catechesis. 16. The problem of the content of adult catechesis.
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Learning outcomes
knowledge: the student understands the character of adult catechesis and its specificity. Lists current research problems in the field of catechesis theory and catechetical practice. Discusses the Church's catechetical documents and understands their content. It indicates significant problems and catechetical challenges in the social, cultural and ecclesial perspective.
Skills: the student analyzes the basic assumptions of adult catechesis. He assesses its importance for the development of an adult, mainly religious (faith) development. Uses catechetical literature properly.
Competences: the student appreciates the catechesis of adults in the educational work of the Church. He perceives the relationship between the lack of it and the educational failure of children and youth, as well as the weak commitment to the life of the Church. She works in a team sharing her own experiences gained during catechetical studies.
Lecture: 30 hours Reading selected literature: 30 hours Commissioned work on a given topic: 30 hours = 3 ECTS
Assessment criteria
Very good grade: full knowledge of the issues related to adult catechesis, i.e. the motives for adult catechesis, motivating adults to participate in adult catechesis, stages of adult development, adult Christian development, models of adult catechesis.
good grade: basic assumptions of adult catechesis, motives for adult catechesis, adult human and Christian development.
satisfactory: knowledge of the general assumptions of adult catechesis as well as human and Christian development of adults.
insufficient: ignorance of the issues related to adult catechesis.
- independent development of one of the given topics.
Practical placement
not applicable
Bibliography
1. Międzynarodowa Rada do spraw Katechezy, Katecheza dorosłych we wspólnocie chrześcijańskiej, Wydawnictwo WAM, Kraków 2001; 2. Dariusz Kurzydło, Koncepcja katechezy dorosłych we współczesnych dokumentach Kościoła, Ignatianum - WAM, Kraków 2003; 3. Kazimierz Misiaszek (red.), Katecheza dorosłych we wspólnocie Kościoła, Wydawnictwo Salezjańskie, Warszawa 2002; 4. Kazimierz Misiaszek, Katecheza dorosłych, w: Katechetyka szczegółowa, red. J. Stala, Biblos, Tarnów 2002, s. 218-254; 5. Katecheza dorosłych, praca zbiorowa pod red. K. Misiaszka i J. Stali, Biblos, Tarnów2009; 6. Stanisław Łabendowicz, Katecheza dorosłych Kościoła posoborowego w świetle dokumentów i literatury katechetycznej, Radom 2007; 7.. Anna Walulik, Moderacyjne i synergiczne kształtowanie dorosłości, Ignatianum, Wydawnictwo WAM, Kraków 2011; 8. Emilio Alberich - Ambroise Binz, Adulti e catechesi. Elementi di metodologia catechetica dell'eta adulta, Editrice ELLE DI CI, Torino 1993;9. Paweł Socha (red.), Duchowy rozwój człowieka. Fazy życia - osobowość - wiara - religijność, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków 2000.
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