A Pedagogy of Faith: The Theological Vision of Paulo Freire (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781472579805)

This is the first book-length study to investigate Freire's educational philosophy through the lens of his lifelong Catholicism. A Pedagogy of Faith explores an indispensable but often-overlooked dimension of arguably the most influential educational thinker since John Dewey, a dimension of his life's work which has received little attention outside of his native Latin America. Most of his Western supporters have viewed him as a revolutionary Marxist or a secular humanist. Leopando illustrates how Catholic theology shaped central areas of his pedagogy such as the teacher-student relationship, the purpose of education, and the "ontological vocation" of all persons for "humanization" and historical agency.

With the recent election of a Latin American Pope who vigorously proclaims a gospel of social justice, Freire's radically democratic view of education as a force for political transformation and human dignity remains profoundly relevant.

Author: Irwin Leopando
ISBN-10: 1472579801
ISBN-13: 9781472579805
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 01/24/2019
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.52d