한국기독교교육학회의 미래 전망과 과제

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to search for the future tasks of the Korean Society for the study of Christian Religious Education(KSCRE) which was established 50 years ago. In order to achieve this purpose, this study includes two kinds of prospects, including the prospects for the future of Christian education in Western society and the prospects for the future of Christian education in the Korean context by analyzing five fields of Christian education including church, school, family, media, and society. On the basis of this analysis, this study suggests two kinds of future tasks for the KSCRE. One is the academic task and the other is the task of activities in the KSCRE. The academic tasks include some common tasks and also tasks according to each field. The common task means one which should be pursued irrespective of the Christian education fields. This study suggests five common tasks for the KSCRE. The first is to study the appropriate response of Christian education to the continuously growing Postmodern tendency in the future. The second is to study the ways of Christian education in the era of multimedia communication. The third is the study of the change of Christian education in the context of the multi-cultural, multi-religious, and multi-ethnic society that comes with globalization. The fourth is the study of new methods of Christian education which emphasize the importance of the community and personal relationship. The fifth is the effort toward a new understanding of Christian spirituality and Christian spiritual formation. This study also suggests tasks in each field of Christian education. The most important task in the field of the church is the development of alternative models to the church schooling paradigm which discloses the serious current limitations. The task for the school field is to study the possibility of religious education in the public education context of Korea. The task for the family field is to study the recovery of Christian family education in the future. The task for the media field is to develop methodologies of Christian education which are relevant to the multi-media communication era. The task for the social field is Christian education relevant to the unification of North and South Korea and to preserving the environment. Finally, as a path to achieving these purposes, this study suggests activities for the KSCRE that include aiding academic research, changes in the practice, and the formation of the academic community.