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Ready, Teddy God theology and practice of Christian Education with Leslie J Francis

Ready, Teddy God theology and practice of Christian Education with Leslie J Francis. A presentation in three parts Part two Empirical theology (listening to young people). The Broken Leg. When Teddy Horsley broke his leg, he needed lots of help. The Broken Leg.

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Ready, Teddy God theology and practice of Christian Education with Leslie J Francis

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  1. Ready, Teddy Godtheology and practiceof Christian Educationwith Leslie J Francis

  2. A presentation in three partsPart twoEmpirical theology(listening to young people)

  3. The Broken Leg

  4. When Teddy Horsley broke his leg, he needed lots of help.

  5. The Broken Leg When Teddy Horsley broke his leg, he needed lots of help and he found support from Mr and Mrs Henry, Lucy and Walter.

  6. The Broken Leg When Teddy Horsley broke his leg, he needed lots of help and he found support from the ambulance driver, the hospital porters, the doctors and the nurses.

  7. The Broken Leg When Teddy Horsley broke his leg, he needed lots of help and he found support from his friends, from Betsy Bear, and from all his family.

  8. Teddy Horsley saw the face of Jesus in all who came to help him.

  9. So what is empirical theology?How is it done?

  10. The classic book 1Social Context of TheologyRobin GillMowbray, 1975

  11. The classic book 2Practical Theology: an empirical approachJohannes van der VenPharos, 1993

  12. Empirical theology? • How do theologians read the world? • How do they read God’s activity in the world? • How do they check the claims they make about the world?

  13. Using social science method • Intradisciplinary • Interdisciplinary

  14. The bench science approach • Collaborative team • Research students • International partners

  15. Example

  16. Example

  17. Example

  18. Example

  19. Luke 14:7-9 When he noticed how the guests were trying to secure the places of honour, he spoke to them in a parable: ‘When you are asked by someone to a wedding-feast, do not sit down in the place of honour. It may be that some person more distinguished than yourself has been invited; and the host will come and say to you, “Give this man your seat.” Then you will look foolish as you begin to take the lowest place.’

  20. Urban Hope and Spiritual Health The adolescent voice by Leslie J Francis and Mandy Robbins

  21. The Challenge • From the Children’s Society • From the Commission on Urban Life and Faith

  22. The Challenge • Listening to the young people • Good spiritual health promotes hope • What influences spiritual health in young people?

  23. What is the research tradition? • Two main traditions • Qualitative • Quantitative

  24. Research Context • Quantitative • Self completion questionnaires • 163 schools • 33,982 completed questionnaires • 23,418 living in urban areas

  25. What is spiritual health? • John Fisher • Four domains of spiritual health

  26. What is spiritual health? • Personal domain • Communal domain • Environmental domain • Transcendental domain

  27. Personal domain • Internal relationships with self • Self-awareness • Self-esteem • Self-identify • Self-worth • Meaning in life • Value in life

  28. Communal domain • External relationships with others • Constructive and satisfying relationships • Accepting others and being accepted • Faith in humanity • Justice in relationships • Hope in interpersonal dealings

  29. Environmental domain • Relationship with physical and human world • Local level • Global level • Connectedness between self and universe • Accepting responsibility for sustainable development

  30. Transcendental domain • Ultimate concern • Cosmic forces • Transpersonal phenomena • Positive/negative worldviews • Personal God • Impersonal life force • Luck or fate

  31. Male and female Growing older North and south Employed fathers Broken homes Anglican schools Catholic schools Christian schools Social engagement Personal prayer Christians Muslins Jews Hindus Sikhs The themes

  32. Personal domain: overview I feel my life has a sense of purpose 56% I find life really worth living 70% I feel I am not worth much as a person 13% I often feel depressed 52% I have sometimes considered taking my own life 27% I often long for someone to turn to for advice 35% I am happy in my school 71%

  33. Communal domain: overview I am worried about my attractiveness to the opposite sex 34% I am worried about how I get on with other people 51% I find it helpful to talk about my problems with my mother 50% I find it helpful to talk about my problems with my father 32% I find it helpful to talk about my problems with close friends 64% I am worried about being bullied at school 28% I like the people I go to school with 90%

  34. Environmental domain: overview There are too many black people living in this country 17% I think that immigration into Britain should be restricted 32% There is too much violence on television 20% I am concerned about the risk of pollution to the environment 64% I am concerned about the poverty of the third world 59% I am concerned about the risk of nuclear war 55% There is nothing I can do to help solve the world’s problems 26%

  35. Transcendental domain: overview I believe in God 43% I believe in life after death 45% The Church seems irrelevant to life today 27% The Bible seems irrelevant to life today 30% I believe in my horoscope 35% I believe fortune-tellers can tell the future 20% I believe it is possible to contact the spirits of the dead 31%

  36. Male and female

  37. Personal domain • I find life really worth living • Male 74% • Female 65%

  38. Communal domain • I am worried about being bullied at schools • Male 25% • Female 31%

  39. Environmental domain • There is nothing I can do to help solve the world’s problems • Male 31% • Female 21%

  40. Transcendental domain • The Church seems irrelevant to life today • Male 33% • Female 22%

  41. Growing older

  42. Personal domain • I am happy in my school • Year 9 72% • Year 10 70%

  43. Communal domain • I find it helpful to talk about my problems with my mother • Year 9 52% • Year 10 48%

  44. Environmental domain • I think that immigration in Britain should be restricted • Year 9 29% • Year 10 35%

  45. Transcendental domain • The Bible seems irrelevant to life today • Year 9 29% • Year 10 32%

  46. North and South

  47. Personal domain • I find life really worth living • North 69% • South 72%

  48. Communal domain • I am worried about being bullied at school • North 31% • South 24%

  49. Environmental domain • There are too many black people living in this country • North 16% • South 21%

  50. Transcendental domain • I believe fortune-tellers can tell the future • North 22% • South 15%

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