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Are you wondering what the best practices are for teaching, mentoring, or ministering to young people today?
Are you wondering what the best practices are for teaching, mentoring, or ministering to young people today? Learn from Candler School of Theology professors who have been invested in theological education for youth for several decades.
You will find practical tools, creative teaching strategies, and biblically sound content designed to make the Scriptures come alive for young hearts and minds.
Interpreting the Bible through the lens of trauma allows for a deeper understanding of its messages, themes, and characters. Many biblical narratives reflect experiences of suffering, loss, and redemption, resonating with those who have endured their own traumas. This approach acknowledges that trauma shapes our perspectives, informing how we relate to scripture and its teachings.
Traumatic experiences often shake an individual's sense of safety and reliability in themselves and others. This course explores the intricate relationship between trust and trauma, examining how trauma can erode trust and the ways to rebuild it.
Interpreting the Bible through the lens of trauma allows for a deeper understanding of its messages, themes, and characters. Many biblical narratives reflect experiences of suffering, loss, and redemption, resonating with those who have endured their own traumas. This approach acknowledges that trauma shapes our perspectives, informing how we relate to scripture and its teachings.
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Dr. Elizabeth Corrie’s teaching draws on commitments to both peace with justice and the education of young people, particularly the development of teaching and ministry that empower people for global citizenship. She joined Candler’s faculty in 2007. Having focused her doctoral work in 19th century philosophy and theology, Corrie became increasingly interested in practical theology as her work with youth and in peace and justice activism deepened. Her research interests include transformative pedagogy, theories of nonviolence, and conflict transformation.
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A graduate of Furman University, Jill completed an MDiv and ThM at Emory's Candler School of Theology and a PhD in Christian ethics at Emory's Laney Graduate School. She is a candidate for certification with the Center for Nonviolent Communication and offers classes on empathy and pedagogy at Candler. Jill lives with her husband, Jai Hari Khalsa, her daughter, Clare, and two cats, Shadow Twig and Stormy Pinecone.
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