ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the elements of Christian education and training. The knowledge of God comes by revelation. Revelation is a transforming knowledge which both guides and enables a process of psychological change – the process by which disciples become like their teacher. It is therefore a process of learning – learning in its fullest sense, the learning that consists not only of intellectual growth but of personal change. The gospel writers look to educational theory for the basic models guiding the Church's educational practice. Among the most outspoken is James Michael Lee, whose trilogy outlining his 'macrotheory' of 'Religious Instruction' has the subtitle, A Social Science Approach. The chapter then presents the 'Christian theory of knowledge' that is intended as a contribution both to practical theology and to Christian education in particular. It further discusses the three issues identified as crucial to a coherent discipline of Christian education.
