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Biografisches und traditionsorientiertes Erzählen als elementare Lernformen der Katechese
Biographical and Tradition-oriented Narration as Basic Ways of Learning in Catechesis

Author(s): Monika Scheidler
Subject(s): Education, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Church as narrating community; profile of catechetical learning; telling stories as elementary method; functions and methods of biographical and tradition-oriented story-telling; role of the catechist

Summary/Abstract: The article presents tradition-oriented as well as biographical narration as basic forms of learning in catechesis. Firstly, the Church is considered as a narrating-community and a place of learning. Secondly, the specific profile of learning processes in catechesis is elaborated. Furthermore, narration is described as an elementary form of learning and the functions of tradition-oriented as well as biography-oriented narration are pointed out. Finally, the various facets of the catechist’s role as narrator are explained.

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