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EVANGELISM IN EDUCATION: IMPOSSIBILITY, TRAVESTY OR NECESSITY?

EVANGELISM IN EDUCATION: IMPOSSIBILITY, TRAVESTY OR NECESSITY? EVANGELISM IN EDUCATION: IMPOSSIBILITY, TRAVESTY OR NECESSITY? J EFF A STLEY North of England Institute for Christian Education Abstract While welcoming a broad conception of mission that includes elements of implicit mission alongside the explicit mission of evangelizatio n, the author regrets the general rush of educationalist s and liberal Christians away from the idea of evangelism. He believes that educators in general, and church educators in particular, should be more open to both the concept and the practice. Keywords : Evangelism, mission, church schools, religious education, moral education, spiritual education 1. M ISSION AND E VANGELISM In 1998 the General Synod of the Church of England, to the surprise of many, adopted its Board of Education’s claim that church schools ‘stand at the centre of the Church’s mission to the nation’. In its recently published report, The way ahead , this denomination’s Church Schools Review Group, chaired by Lord Dearing, interpreted the phrase very broadly in terms of ‘open[ing] up people to what God desires from them’ and offering ‘a par- ticular vision of humanity’. Mission is understood there in these terms: The mission of the Church is: To proclaim the gospel; to nourish Christians in their http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Education and Religion Brill

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Brill
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© 2002 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1389-9791
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1570-0623
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10.1163/157006202760589679
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EVANGELISM IN EDUCATION: IMPOSSIBILITY, TRAVESTY OR NECESSITY? J EFF A STLEY North of England Institute for Christian Education Abstract While welcoming a broad conception of mission that includes elements of implicit mission alongside the explicit mission of evangelizatio n, the author regrets the general rush of educationalist s and liberal Christians away from the idea of evangelism. He believes that educators in general, and church educators in particular, should be more open to both the concept and the practice. Keywords : Evangelism, mission, church schools, religious education, moral education, spiritual education 1. M ISSION AND E VANGELISM In 1998 the General Synod of the Church of England, to the surprise of many, adopted its Board of Education’s claim that church schools ‘stand at the centre of the Church’s mission to the nation’. In its recently published report, The way ahead , this denomination’s Church Schools Review Group, chaired by Lord Dearing, interpreted the phrase very broadly in terms of ‘open[ing] up people to what God desires from them’ and offering ‘a par- ticular vision of humanity’. Mission is understood there in these terms: The mission of the Church is: To proclaim the gospel; to nourish Christians in their

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International Journal of Education and Religion – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2002

Keywords: spiritual education; religious education; evangelism; mission; church schools; moral education

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