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History of Christian Education: Latin and Syriac Fathers

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  • Youssry Guirguis, PhD

    (Asia-Pacific International University, Muak Lek, Saraburi, Thailand)

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“Men learn while they teach.†Seneca Christian education can be considered to have been advanced with the early church fathers who wrote in Latin. They made significant contributions in numerous areas of education, such as philosophy, religion, science, poetry, polemical language, rhetoric, establishing of school curriculums, and other literature. Their unique input to Christian education paved the way for greater development in educating the laity. By contrast the Syriac fathers aimed to make society more meaningful. They emphasized that good teaching and learning was Christocentric and help individuals to become good Christians. Their missionary approach to Christian education focused on apologetics, hymnology, homilies, and typologies as iconoclastic weapons to defend the Christian faith. Their theories are discussed to assist educators to adapt the concepts they employed, which, in turn, will impact classroom learning.

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  • Youssry Guirguis, PhD, 2021. "History of Christian Education: Latin and Syriac Fathers," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(11), pages 623-628, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:5:y:2021:i:11:p:629-640
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