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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792953203321

Autore

Leopando Irwin

Titolo

A pedagogy of faith : the theological vision of Paulo Freire / / Irwin Leopando

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2020

London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020

ISBN

1-4742-0388-4

1-4725-7927-5

1-4725-7926-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 pages)

Disciplina

370.11/5

Soggetti

Education - Philosophy

Education - Brazil - History - 20th century

Church and education

Educators - Brazil

Moral & social purpose of education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-230) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Paulo Freire's life and educational praxis -- Freire and the Brazilian Catholic left movement -- Freire and Catholic theologies of the person -- Freire and liberation theology -- Freire, neoliberalism, and integral pedagogy.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first book-length study in English to investigate Freire's landmark educational theory and practice through the lens of his lifelong Catholicism. A Pedagogy of Faith explores this often-overlooked dimension of one of the most globally prominent and influential educational thinkers of the past fifty years. Leopando illustrates how vibrant currents within twentieth-century Catholic theology shaped central areas of Freire's thought and activism, especially his view of education as a process of human formation in light of the divinely-endowed "vocation" of persons to shape culture, society, and history. With the contemporary resurgence of authoritarian political and cultural forces throughout much of the world, Freire's theologically-grounded affirmation of radical democracy, social justice,



historical possibility, and the absolute dignity of the human person remains as vital and relevant as ever.