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Autore |
Leopando Irwin |
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Titolo |
A pedagogy of faith : the theological vision of Paulo Freire / / Irwin Leopando |
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London, England : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2020 |
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London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020 |
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ISBN |
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1-4742-0388-4 |
1-4725-7927-5 |
1-4725-7926-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (247 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education - Philosophy |
Education - Brazil - History - 20th century |
Church and education |
Educators - Brazil |
Moral & social purpose of education |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-230) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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, |
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historical possibility, and the absolute dignity of the human person remains as vital and relevant as ever. |
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