Pop Culture & Pedagogy: The Danger in Seminary CurriculumPosted on June 30, 2014 by George ElerickWell known pedagogical theorist, Paulo Freire once said this of education: “Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world”….This is where the aspect of pop culture becoming a spiritual discipline really shines, in that the spiritual disciplines are designed to develop the inner aspect of the human thereby developing the outer person. These material acts then transform the local world of those who engage with it….
Metacognition and the End of the “Pastor?”Posted on April 6, 2014 by George ElerickThere are many seminarians, clergy persons, and even their congregations who believe that the weight of responsibility for inculcating theology comes down to the role of the pastor. This is highly problematic due to the fact that it creates psychic stress within the individual to perform a saviour-like role. In today’s ever-changing landscape is there a way in which we can respond to both the culture we live and the beliefs we hold so dear? Maybe one possible response lies in metacognition…