Mission and Religious Education in Australian Anglican Schools (DE8100T)

Content

This unit examines the distinctive ethos, mission, and approaches to evangelism and religious education within Australian Anglican schools. It introduces students to the historical and contemporary contexts of Anglican education in Australia, exploring how this shapes the unique identity and purpose of Anglican schools. The unit provides a critical framework for understanding and articulating an Anglican ethos in educational settings, with particular emphasis on how this ethos informs mission, evangelism, and religious education practices. Students will engage with various models of mission, evangelism, and religious education, critically evaluating their applicability and effectiveness in Anglican school environments. This exploration will enable students to develop a nuanced understanding of how these models can be adapted and implemented to align with the specific context and values of their own Anglican school settings.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

Foundational unit in Religious education

Pedagogy

Use of prerecorded, video and written materials and media to inform conceptual thinking and develop critical and reflective practice on pedagogy for Australian Anglican school environments.

Indicative Bibliography

• Anglican Schools Australia. Ministry in Anglican Schools: Principles and Practicalities (Barton, ACT: Barton, 2012).
• Bosch, David. Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission 20th Anniversary Edition (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2011).
• Campbell, Craig, and Helen Proctor. A History of Australian Schooling (Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2014).
• Engebretson, Kathleen, Marian de Sousa, Richard Rymarz, and Michael T. Buchanan. Cornerstones of Catholic Secondary Education: Principles and Practice of the New Evangelisation (Terrigal: David Barlow Publishing, 2008).
• Ruth Edwards. Challenge and Choice: Australian Anglican Schools Today (Barton, ACT: Barton, 2014).
• Hyde, Brendan. Children’s Spirituality: Searching for Meaning and Connectedness (London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008).
• Kaye, Bruce. ‘Wonderfully and Confessedly Strange’: Australian Essays in Anglican Ecclesiology (Adelaide: ATF Press, 2006).
• Lovat, Terence. J. What is this thing called RE: a decade on? (Wentworth Falls, N.S.W.: Social Science Press, 2002).
• Noone, Roland. Binding Things Together: Teaching as a Religious Activity (Melbourne: Monash University Publishing, 2020).
• Spencer, Stephen. Anglicanism 2nd edition. SCM Studyguide (London: SCM Press, 2021).

Assessment