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Reimagining Christian Education

Cultivating Transformative Approaches

• Johannes M. Luetz 0 ,
• Tony Dowden 1 ,
• Beverley Norsworthy 2

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• Offers a wide range of perspectives and topics on lifelong learning within a Christian framework collated into a single volume
• Addresses a gap in current literature on the practical applicability of Christian values to educational contexts, which extends past traditional learning institutions to other ‘real-world’ professional and non-professional contexts and environments
• Brings together international scholars and practitioners, providing fresh and transformational Christian reflections and perspectives on the place of love in education

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

Front matter, conceptual horizons for christian education: theoretical, theological and philosophical perspectives, learning and loves envisaged through the lens of james k. a. smith: reimagining christian education today.

• Beverley Norsworthy, Tony Dowden, Johannes M. Luetz

God’s Curriculum: Reimagining Education as a Journey Towards Shalom

• David M. Benson

The Trinity, Love and Higher Education: Recovering Communities of Enchanted Learning

• Ryan Messmore

Christian Theological, Hermeneutical and Eschatological Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability and Creation Care—The Role of Holistic Education

• Johannes M. Luetz, Graham Buxton, Kurt Bangert

Reimagining Christian Schools as Revelatory Communities

• Craig B. Murison, David M. Benson

Holistic Pedagogical Perspectives: Integrating Spiritual and Practical Approaches

Transformative learning: insights from first year students’ experience.

Beverley Norsworthy

Teaching Counselling from a Christian Worldview: Why and How Do We Do This?

• Barbara Bulkeley

Modelling Our Teaching on the Jesus of the Gospels

• Irene Alexander

Teaching as Relationship

• Ann Crawford

Making Sense of the World: Reimagining Bible Engagement in Christian Education with Teenagers in Light of Maxine Greene’s Aesthetic Pedagogy

• Graham D. Stanton

The Wesleyan Quadrilateral as an Aid to Formation in Tertiary Education

Reimagining reflective practice as lifelong learning for professional development within christian ministry.

• Graham James O’Brien

Measured Reflection to Assist in Dealing with Conflict: Can an Educative Approach Improve Reflection and Cultivate a Healthier Classroom Community?

• Debra Ayling

Narrative Possibilities and Potential for Understanding a Twenty-First Century Christian Spiritual Journey

• K. Rhonda Ransford, Ann Crawford

Inclusive Education and Hospitality: Educational Perspectives on Voice, Agency and Inclusion

You are welcome: hospitality encounters in teaching.

• Kaye Chalwell

Personalized Learning and Teaching Approaches to Meet Diverse Needs: A Prototype Tertiary Education Program

• Karenne Hills, Kirsty Andersen, Samuel Davidson
• religious education
• christian holistic teaching
• christian education and human flourishing
• christian social justice
• christian theology, ministry and pedagogy of education
• business, education and christian worldview
• christian higher education
• visual research methods
• sociocultural change
• transformative learning
• wholeness, self-care and inclusivity in education

Johannes M. Luetz

Tony Dowden

Book Title : Reimagining Christian Education

Book Subtitle : Cultivating Transformative Approaches

Editors : Johannes M. Luetz, Tony Dowden, Beverley Norsworthy

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0851-2

Publisher : Springer Singapore

eBook Packages : Education , Education (R0)

Copyright Information : Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018

Hardcover ISBN : 978-981-13-0850-5 Published: 16 July 2018

Softcover ISBN : 978-981-13-4517-3 Published: 21 December 2018

eBook ISBN : 978-981-13-0851-2 Published: 04 July 2018

Edition Number : 1

Number of Pages : XV, 366

Number of Illustrations : 23 b/w illustrations

Topics : Religion and Education , Christian Theology , Religion and Society , Philosophy of Education , Educational Philosophy , Lifelong Learning/Adult Education

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At the center of the study is a powerful new research tool, the Flourishing School Culture Instrument (FSCI). In total, the FSCI tested 1,445 discrete variables across seven different survey groups: students, parents, alumni, teachers, leaders/administrators, support staff, and board members. Questions for the FSCI were formed based on catalogued findings from an extensive review of relevant prior research and literature, as well as findings from a meta-analysis of dozens of leading Christian schools’ expected student outcomes, which fell into six major categories (spiritual, academic, community, excellence, impact, and servanthood).

Between fall 2018 and spring 2019, over 15,000 survey responses were collected from these groups, representing 65 Christian schools of diverse size and geographic location, thereby making the FSCI the largest study of flourishing in Christian schools to date. The statistical power behind the FSCI, particularly linkages to outcomes (including, but not limited to, student achievement data), enables the instrument to be a predictive (versus correlative) measure.

The Flourishing School Culture Model (FSCM)

Purpose : A commitment on the part of all school constituencies to the central purposes of Christian education—such as holistic teaching, integrated worldview, spiritual formation, discipleship, and family-school partnership—are strongly predictive of flourishing outcomes.

Relationships: Trust-filled, supportive, and authentic relationships between all school constituencies, as well as with the surrounding community, are key to flourishing outcomes (e.g., between leaders and teachers, leaders and the board, parents and teachers, teachers and students, students and peers, school leadership and the community, and the school itself with the community).

Learning Orientation: A school culture in which educators are committed to ongoing learning and improvement is predictive of flourishing not only for the school and educators, but also for students. For teachers, this includes best practices in feedback and collaboration, high-quality professional development, and individualized instruction. For school leadership, this entails using systems thinking to develop a culture of improvement, which is both focused on student outcomes and is data driven.

Expertise and Resources: Flourishing is connected to excellence in educational and school management practices. Educationally, this includes hiring qualified staff, providing effective and orderly classroom environments where students are deeply engaged in learning, and responding effectively to special needs. Sufficient school resources—as well as board-level strengths in resource planning—are predictive of school flourishing, as are (conversely) resource constraints that hinder schools from engaging in improvement processes.

Well-Being: For both leaders and teachers at Christian schools, stress is a key factor that impacts flourishing; likewise, healthy living and developing resilience is predictive of student flourishing. This domain and related constructs demonstrate that the well-being of educators and students is not a secondary concern—but rather is predictively linked—to flourishing outcomes.

Taken together, these five domains provide a compelling and comprehensive picture of the areas in which Christian schools can focus their efforts and resources in order to promote a flourishing school culture and community.

Linkages with Outcomes

Analysis of connections between these domains and specific flourishing outcomes supported many of the school improvement practices typically undertaken in Christian schools (e.g., improving staff qualifications through hiring practices, promoting student well-being, responding well to students’ learning needs, providing ample classroom resources, and ensuring teachers develop caring relationships with students).

Some findings, however, suggested schools pursue other efforts to promote flourishing—such as leaders’ engaging the larger community, ensuring teachers are oriented toward best practice, and promoting teachers’ engagement of students in deeper learning—with unexpected yet strong linkages to outcomes like spiritual formation and reduced teacher turnover. Along with the study’s methodology, these linkages are discussed in detail in the national report, Flourishing Schools: Research on Christian School Culture and Community .

Future Steps

Future FSCI administrations, beginning in early spring 2020, will strengthen both the usefulness of findings for schools and the data set that informs the predictive nature of the FSCI. In addition to the national findings, participating schools receive a detailed report that identifies their school’s unique strengths, opportunities for growth, and benchmark scores against the national data set (schools that are interested in administering FSCI can register here ).

Future reports this coming spring (see here ) will further unpack leadership constructs related to school flourishing. In the meantime, the national report details initial FSCI findings and the FSCM model for Christian educators which, when taken together, provide measurable signposts on a road map toward flourishing Christian schools.

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Harkness, Allan Grant. "Intergenerational Christian education: Reclaiming a significant educational strategy in Christian faith communities." Thesis, Harkness, Allan Grant (1996) Intergenerational Christian education: Reclaiming a significant educational strategy in Christian faith communities. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 1996. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/50519/.

Gane, Jennifer Helen. "Fourth century Christian education." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/1623.

Zandman, Herm Jan Gerhard. "Physical education in holistic Christian education : a Christian ethical perspective / Zandman, Herm J.G." Thesis, North-West University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/824.

Kirk, Cheryl Lynn. "Christian education in a digital world, the use of the computer in Christian education." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape3/PQDD_0017/MQ55442.pdf.

Hunsaker, Terry. "Bible storytelling and Christian education." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

Simpson, Amy E. Noblit George W. "Christian privilege and public education." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,2242.

Millis, Brian David, and n/a. "Faith, Learning and Christian Higher Education." Griffith University. School of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, 2005. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20061019.120201.

Woodward, Jonathan David II. "Spiritual Formation in Christian Higher Education." University of Findlay / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=findlay1595350622682958.

Wissmann, Cheryl. "Linking creative drama with Christian education." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

Lim, Cheong San. "Christian education utilizing cartoon & animation /." Free full text is available to ORU patrons only; click to view:, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/oru/fullcit?p3112969.

Millis, Brian David. "Faith, Learning and Christian Higher Education." Thesis, Griffith University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366985.

Giblin, Norborne Anthony. "A Survey of the continuing education needs of a director of Christian education in the National Association of Directors of Christian Education." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1985. http://www.tren.com.

Grant, Diane B. "Intergenerational education in the church philosophy and strategy /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

Shimray, David Luiyainao. "Educational philosophy in India compared and contrasted with Christian philosophy of education." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

Marcum, James Ronald. "Implementing a Christian service program at Ozark Christian College." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.

Watanabe, Ken. "Curricular integration between teaching English and Christian education at Japanese Christian schools." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.

Oakes, Ronald L. "Christian education ministry in the twenty-first century." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

Schwarz, John Edward. "Adult Bible studies a look at 20 popular programs /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.

Fieleke, Curtis. "The implementation of an adult teacher training manual for South Haven Baptist Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

Haines, Linda S. "Training children's Sunday School teachers in positive reinforcement and extinction techniques to improve classroom behavior at the First Baptist Church of Macclenny, Florida." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

Seo, Kyeong H. "New perspectives for Christian education in the local church toward the 21st century in Korea /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

Verhaalen, Susan E. "Achievement within an accelerated Christian education school." Huntington, WV : [Marshall University Libraries], 2007. http://www.marshall.edu/etd/descript.asp?ref=728.

Blenkhorne, Ted. "A systemic approach to Christian family education." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

Waugh, Allen Swinford. "Developing the need for awareness for the Christian education program." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.

Baker, Kenneth Alan. "Equipping Christians to integrate faith and work an adult education course for the Christian Reformed Church /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.

Jackson, Carol A. "A Christian education curriculum design for children age four to seven." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.

Ryu, Jae-Shin. "A philosophical basis for the new Christian School Movement in Korea (South) / Jae-Shin Ryu." Thesis, North-West University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1308.

Blake, Joylynn. "What is Christian education? An analysis of contemporary Christian schooling according to the epistemological and educational theories of Nicholas Wolterstorff /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

Baker, Heidi G. "A Christian dance-drama curriculum for ministry training in Hong Kong." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1985. http://www.tren.com.

Onguya, Maurice Ochieng. "Christian education in children's school : an approach to contemporary challenges of children's Christian education in the slum Churches in Nairobi /." Berlin : Viademica-Verl, 2009. http://d-nb.info/99280938X/04.

Brinks, Raymond G. "The formation of a non-formal education team." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.

Lawler, Steven W. C. "The use of story in Christian religious education." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.

Scaramanga, Jonathan Theodore. "Systems of indoctrination : accelerated Christian education in England." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2017. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1556460/.

Goins, Mervyn L. "Harold W. Reed : contributions to Christian higher education /." Full-text version available from OU Domain via ProQuest Digital Dissertations, 1991.

Watkins, Mary Thompson. "Restructuring Christian education in an African-American church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2003. http://www.tren.com.

Greentree, Jacqueline M. "Wrestling with neoliberalism in Christian schools." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2021. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/225974/1/Jacqueline_Greentree_Thesis.pdf.

Marshall, Craig Lithgow. "Mormon student religiosity and higher education." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1996. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11281/.

Armes, Adrienne Leigh Thompson. "Changing the world of children's curriculum introducing a children's curriculum based on the Old Testament /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p062-0304.

Pike, Freddie Raymond. "Designing a Bible teaching skills course for adult teachers." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2003. http://www.tren.com.

Baker, Thomas A. "A vacation Bible school curriculum with special emphasis on mission work in Kazakhstan." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

Chung, John. "The status of training for Christian education leaders as offered in Korean seminaries." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

Lewis, Stewart Jameson. "Christian higher education in the Christian churches of the Maritime Provinces past, present and future /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.

Messer, Doug. "Review of current multicultural education resources and curriculum, with special attention given to their relevance to Christian education in the church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2001. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p068-0259.

Rodriguez, Dawn H. "Caregivers' Highly Valued Factors for Enrolling Their Children in California ACSI Christian Schools." Thesis, Columbia International University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3644526.

This study investigated the caregivers' most highly valued factors for enrolling their children in Christian schools. Caregivers (N = 297) were included from more than 39 California Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) schools. They responded to survey questions regarding their most highly valued factors for enrolling their children in Christian schools. The survey considered factors from five categories: (a) biblical values, (b) academics, (c) school culture, (d) student-centeredness, and (e) economic considerations. The study found their highest valued factors to be biblical values and care of the student. Quality academics, safe environment, and number of highly qualified teachers were also found to be highly valued factors. Factors that were found not likely to be important to caregivers were adherence to state standards, attention to special learning needs, technology in the classroom, fine arts, athletic programs, tuition and other school expenses, and distance from the home.

Heywood, David Stephen. "Revelation and Christian learning." Thesis, Durham University, 1989. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1538/.

Lincoln, Lawrence H. "The message and ministry of Howard G. Hendricks in Christian higher education." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2001. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2791/.

Morrison, Larry. "Developing and conducting a training plan for potential Sunday school leaders." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2003. http://www.tren.com.

Olson, Vernon Eugene. "The development of a competency-based leadership model for the educational ministry of a small evangelical church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

Warren, Jeffrey Lee. "Training youth workers to teach youth basic Christian apologetics." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

Jun, Carolyn. "Toward understanding of Christian education from the Reformed perspective its educational ideas and theological foundations /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Taking a course in theology is fun. With its large area of study and the crux of the discipline, some people find themselves jumping for joy when they get admitted.  However, it is commonplace to see this joy wane when it is time to pick Christian research topics.

Getting topics to write about global Christianity is not easy for most people. But those years of worries are over. We have put together Christianity and religion topics to make theological studies easier for you.

We have interesting Christian topics, and areas for discussion. You have the option to making your choice! Even more interesting is that we present the Christianity essay topics free. You can even ask us “ do my assignment ,” and we’ll do our best. With our help,  your studies can be fun!

Before picking Christianity topics for research papers, there are areas you have to consider.

When it comes to picking Christianity essay topics, your interest matters. Your interest will propel you when your encounter difficulty. Sometimes, writing a thesis gets challenging, but your interest keeps you motivated.

Christian topics can be broad. You should have a scope for your study. You can better handle the theological topics Christianity has to offer if you take a bite-size. Having a scope of focus will enable you to do a thorough study.

While having Christian topics to write about is one thing, having the right material for the study is another. The controversial topics Christianity cover require adequate materials for their study. The materials will complement your interest to make the research go smoothly.

If you want to interrogate the historical background of people, places, and practices, there are several interesting history of Christianity research paper topics at your disposal.

• The History of Christianity in Europe.
• A Summary of the History of Christianity
• The History of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
• Christianity in Africa: a historical appraisal
• The history of Christianity in the Roman empire
• Theology and the practice of Christianity: a historical approach
• Christianity in the middle ages: a historical study.
• Christianity in medieval civilization: a historical study
• The history of Christianity in the western world
• A socio-historical study of African American Christianity
• Orthodox Christianity and the myth of creation
• The myth of creation: the Bible and the world
• A historical study of Christianity in Ireland
• The history of Christianity: from Jesus to the Roman empire
• Journey motif in the Bible: a systematic study of the old testament
• Journey motif in the Bible: a systematic study of the Bible
• Women in early Christianity: a study of selected women in the Bible
• Conflict resolution in the early Christian church
• African American Christianity: from slavery to freedom
• Archetypal symbols in Christianity and Islam
• British footprint in Africa: Christianity and language
• The history of Christianity in China
• Christianity in the postcolonial era: a study of a specific country
• African American Chris: a study of the negro spirituals and gospels
• Birth and rebirth in the new testament
• What is the origin of man and the universe according to the Bible?
• Christianity and slavery in Africa

There are modern topics Christianity has to answer. Man has always been inquisitive. Most Christian debate topics are products of the curiosity in people’s minds and they want answers to them. Here are some great topics you can research.

• Changing paradigms: The heart of Christianity in modern times
• Conservationist and evangelical Christianity
• Borders of practices: evangelists and conservationists
• Christianity in the modern age
• Modernism and Christianity
• Modernism, postmodernism, and Christianity
• Cultural diversity: its impacts on modern-day Christianity
• Death and life in the concept of modern Christianity
• How do Christians in the modern world see music?
• Psychology and Christianity: a psychoanalytic study of King David
• The teachings of Jesus and his disciples: a linguistic appraisal
• Fundamentalism in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
• The Materialist Theory of Christianity
• Christianity, Islam, and modernity: acceptance and prohibitions of queerness
•  Christianity and psychology: a help or for of depression
• Christianity and psychology: an integrative appraisal
• Economic and social dimension to church planting
• Evangelism as art: between spirituality and entertainment
• Religious pluralism and the foundation of Christianity
• Colonialism in Christianity: a study of the old testament
• Naming, marriage, burial rites: a sociological study of the old testament
• Christianity in Four Weddings and a Funeral
• The concept of journey in the Bible: a case study of the Exodus of the children of Israel and the journey of the Magi
• A Marxist reading of the old testament.
• Church planting in a specific city: prospects and challenges
• Peace and conflict resolution from a biblical perspective
• The Lion and the Lamb: a study of the life of Jesus
• An archetypal study of sacrifice in the Bible
• The paradox of Christianity: freedom and bondage in the same package
• Struggle and Survival in the old testament: a Marxist reading
• Cristian unity in a specific country: a study of Christian denominations in a specific city
• Society in dialogue: Christianity, politics, and education
• Sexuality in the light of Christianity: a biblical study

Christianity and other kinds of religion have made some impact on people, institutions, and practices. There are interesting Christian discussion topics that interrogate the effect of religion on society. Also, some topics examine the cause and effect relationship between biblical doctrines and people’s ways of life. Here are some of the fantastic topics you can explore.

• The resurrection of Jesus and the faith of Christians
• What is the effect of Christianity on legal practices?
• Hellenism and the birth and spread of Christianity
• The relics of colonialism: Christianity in Africa
• The great commission: the effect of the teachings of apostle Paul on the growth of the church
• The decline of Christianity in Europe
• Biblical prophetic impulse: its relevance on Christian faith
• How does the Christian doctrine shape the response of slaves to their predicament?
• How did the slave masters wield the weapon of Christian teachings to subjugate slaves?
• What are the impacts of scientific revolution on Christianity?
• The commercialization of Christianity: a study of specific societies
• The spread of Christianity: a study of the contribution of apostle Paul
• Influence of Christianity in politics and policymaking: a case study of a specific country
• The question of authority in Christianity and Islam
• Impact of information and digital technology in church development
• Is the relationship between the church and society influencing the growth of the church.
• Implications of the doctrine of justification for Christian living: a study of the new testament
• Effect of traditional festival in church growth: a critical study of Colossians 2:16-18
• Christian in life in the modern-day: impacts of the teachings of apostle Paul
• Faith and other gifts: a study of the new testament
• What are the factors causing division in the church from a biblical perspective?
• Church administrative influence on church-owned educational institutions: a case study of a specific University
• What is the impact of Pentecostal churches in the development of the education sector in a specific country?
• The effect of poor infests in the teaching and learning of Christian religious studies
• Effects of teaching method of Christian religious studies on the academic performance of students of junior secondary school: a case study of specific schools
• Impact of theological studies on societal morality
• The role of evangelism in church growth: a case study of specific churches
• Christianity and politics in the society: a study of a specific place
• Impact of POS banking in churches in a specific city
• What is the impact of the church on the economic situation of a country?
• What is the role of the church in reducing the unemployment rate in the country?
• What is the influence of the church on protests in a specific country?

Students of theology and religious studies have often wondered what are good controversial topics to discuss for Christianity? Well, there are a lot. Controversial Christianity discussion topics are often avoided because they tend to upset people’s beliefs. Some people perceive these topics as radical and rebellious.

But, the fact remains that controversial topics in science and Christianity arouse curiosity in people and they want to dig deeper into them. If you are curious, here are some controversial topics in Christianity you can choose.

• The Foundation of Christianity in times of change
• Diversity of worship: Idol worship or Catholicism
• Religion and manipulation: the moving power of the word
• God and gods: the unity of divinity
• Christianity and Catholicism
• Culture and Christianity in dialogue: societal practices in the light of the gospel
• Christianity and slavery: an unholy union
• Christianity and idolatry: the changing paradigms
• Christianity, Religion, and society.
• War and peace: two sides of one coin
• Christian doctrines as a weapon of societal subjugation
• Western supremacy and Christianity as the weapons of oppression.
• Feminism and Christianity
• Christianity in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
• The pull and push factors if migration: the place of Christianity
• Science and Christianity
• The politicization of Christianity and Christianization of politics
• Religion and politics: a critical study of Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam.
• What is the biblically approved method of baptism?
• Gender equality in biblical perspective
• Women’s roles in social reconstruction: a critical study of the Bible
• Marriage and divorce from biblical prep
• Christianity in the society: religious perspectives on marriage
• Gender pluralism: a biblical appraisal
• Gender roles in the church: a study of the new testament
• The blood and the life: a biblical perspective on abortion
• Politics from the pulpit: a critical appraisal
• Peace and war from a biblical perspective

Theological and religious studies offer a broad area of study. Aside from controversial, historical, and modern areas of focus, there are several other Christian persuasive speech topics to explore.

Some topics are based on literary texts while some examine the interaction between religion and society. If you are wondering what topics fall within this area, here are some great ones we have put together for you.

• Christianity and Magic in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
• Christianity, Judaism, and Islam: Similarities and Differences
• Christianity: an examination of the life of Jesus
• Asceticism and Christianity
• Christianity, slavery, and colonialism: the journey of African Americans
• Beliefs and symbols of Christianity
• Significant events in Christianity
• The concept of virtues from a biblical perspective
• The role of the church in nation-building
• What is the biblical concept of good and evil?
• The philosophy of “Mere Christianity”: a critical appraisal
• How does a broken marriage affect children in Christian homes?
• The role of the Christian teachings during slavery
• Christianity and economics: a study of specific societies
• Literary aesthetics of the parables of Jesus
• The concept of death and love  in the new testament
• Unity in diversity: Christianity, African traditional worship, and the society
• The interrogation of paganism and Christianity in Dante’s Inferno
• The concept of the Messiah in Christiana and Judaism
• Feeding the flock: apostle Peter’s contribution to the spread of the gospel
• Pentecostalism and speaking in tongues: a case study of some Pentecostal churches
• Academic performance of students of junior secondary school students in Christian religious studies
• Literary aesthetics in the teachings of Jesus Christ: a case study of the sermon on the mount
• The roles of Christian leaders in societal order
• Leadership and politics in Christianity: a study of some old testament figures
• What is the role of the church in troubled times?
• Aesthetics and significance of aural texts: a literary analysis of some Psalms
• What are the roles of Christianity and religious leaders in children’s upbringing?
• Theism and the question of evil: a critical study
• What is the role of Christian associations in times of crisis and disasters?

If you are searching for Christian speech topics for class discussions or Christian thesis topics for your project, these are suggestions that will help you a great deal. These topics cover a wide area of study to enable you to make a smart choice. You can also check out philosophy topics or contact us if you need our help.

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8 in 10 americans say religion is losing influence in public life, few see biden or trump as especially religious.

Pew Research Center conducted this survey to explore Americans’ attitudes about religion’s role in public life, including politics in a presidential election year.

For this report, we surveyed 12,693 respondents from Feb. 13 to 25, 2024. Most of the respondents (10,642) are members of the American Trends Panel, an online survey panel recruited through national random sampling of residential addresses, which gives nearly all U.S. adults a chance of selection.

The remaining respondents (2,051) are members of three other panels, the Ipsos KnowledgePanel, the NORC Amerispeak panel and the SSRS opinion panel. All three are national survey panels recruited through random sampling (not “opt-in” polls). We used these additional panels to ensure that the survey would have enough Jewish and Muslim respondents to be able to report on their views.

The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education, religious affiliation and other categories.

For more, refer to the ATP’s Methodology and the Methodology for this report. Read the questions used in this report .

A new Pew Research Center survey finds that 80% of U.S. adults say religion’s role in American life is shrinking – a percentage that’s as high as it’s ever been in our surveys.

Most Americans who say religion’s influence is shrinking are not happy about it. Overall, 49% of U.S. adults say both that religion is losing influence and that this is a bad thing. An additional 8% of U.S. adults think religion’s influence is growing and that this is a good thing.

Together, a combined 57% of U.S adults – a clear majority – express a positive view of religion’s influence on American life.

The survey also finds that about half of U.S. adults say it’s “very” or “somewhat” important to them to have a president who has strong religious beliefs, even if those beliefs are different from their own. But relatively few Americans view either of the leading presidential candidates as very religious: 13% of Americans say they think President Joe Biden is very religious, and just 4% say this about former President Donald Trump.

Overall, there are widespread signs of unease with religion’s trajectory in American life. This dissatisfaction is not just among religious Americans. Rather, many religious and nonreligious Americans say they feel that their religious beliefs put them at odds with mainstream culture, with the people around them and with the other side of the political spectrum. For example:

• 48% of U.S. adults say there’s “a great deal” of or “some” conflict between their religious beliefs and mainstream American culture, up from 42% in 2020.
• 29% say they think of themselves as religious minorities, up from 24% in 2020.
• 41% say it’s best to avoid discussing religion at all if someone disagrees with you, up from 33% in 2019.
• 72% of religiously unaffiliated adults – those who identify, religiously, as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular” – say conservative Christians have gone too far in trying to control religion in the government and public schools; 63% of Christians say the same about secular liberals.

These are among the key findings of a new Pew Research Center survey, conducted Feb. 13-25, 2024, among a nationally representative sample of 12,693 U.S. adults.

This report examines:

• Religion’s role in public life
• U.S. presidential candidates and their religious engagement
• Christianity’s place in politics, and “Christian nationalism”

The survey also finds wide partisan gaps on questions about the proper role for religion in society, with Republicans more likely than Democrats to favor religious influence in governance and public life. For instance:

• 42% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say that when the Bible and the will of the people conflict, the Bible should have more influence on U.S. laws than the will of the people. Just 16% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say this.
• 21% of Republicans and GOP leaners say the federal government should declare Christianity the official religion of the United States, compared with 7% of Democrats and Democratic leaners.

Moral and religious qualities in a president

Almost all Americans (94%) say it is “very” or “somewhat” important to have a president who personally lives a moral and ethical life. And a majority (64%) say it’s important to have a president who stands up for people with their religious beliefs.

About half of U.S. adults (48%) say it is important for the president to hold strong religious beliefs. Fewer (37%) say it’s important for the president to have the same religious beliefs as their own.

Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to value religious qualities in a president, and Christians are more likely than the religiously unaffiliated to do so. For example:

• Republicans and GOP leaners are twice as likely as Democrats and Democratic leaners to say it is important to have a president who has the same religious beliefs they do (51% vs. 25%).
• 70% of White evangelical Protestants say it is important to have a president who shares their religious beliefs. Just 11% of religiously unaffiliated Americans say this.

Views of Biden, Trump and their religious engagement

Relatively few Americans think of Biden or Trump as “very” religious. Indeed, even most Republicans don’t think Trump is very religious, and even most Democrats don’t think Biden is very religious.

• 6% of Republicans and GOP leaners say Trump is very religious, while 44% say he is “somewhat” religious. Nearly half (48%) say he is “not too” or “not at all” religious.
• 23% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say Biden is very religious, while 55% say he is somewhat religious. And 21% say he is not too or not at all religious.

Though they don’t think Trump is very religious himself, most Republicans and people in religious groups that tend to favor the Republican Party do think he stands up at least to some extent for people with their religious beliefs. Two-thirds of Republicans and independents who lean toward the GOP (67%) say Trump stands up for people with their religious beliefs “a great deal,” “quite a bit” or “some.” About the same share of White evangelical Protestants (69%) say this about Trump.

Similarly, 60% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, as well as 73% of Jewish Americans and 60% of Black Protestants, say Biden stands up for people with their religious beliefs a great deal, quite a bit or some.

Overall, views of both Trump and Biden are generally unfavorable.

• White evangelical Protestants – a largely Republican group – stand out as having particularly favorable views of Trump (67%) and unfavorable views of Biden (86%).
• Black Protestants and Jewish Americans – largely Democratic groups – stand out for having favorable views of Biden and unfavorable views of Trump.

Views on trying to control religious values in the government and schools

Americans are almost equally split on whether conservative Christians have gone too far in trying to push their religious values in the government and public schools, as well as on whether secular liberals have gone too far in trying to keep religious values out of these institutions.

Most religiously unaffiliated Americans (72%) and Democrats (72%) say conservative Christians have gone too far. And most Christians (63%) and Republicans (76%) say secular liberals have gone too far.

Christianity’s place in politics, and Christian nationalism

In recent years, “Christian nationalism” has received a great deal of attention as an ideology that some critics have said could threaten American democracy .

Despite growing news coverage of Christian nationalism – including reports of political leaders who seem to endorse the concept – the new survey shows that there has been no change in the share of Americans who have heard of Christian nationalism over the past year and a half. Similarly, the new survey finds no change in how favorably U.S. adults view Christian nationalism.

Overall, 45% say they have heard or read about Christian nationalism, including 25% who also have an unfavorable view of it and 5% who have a favorable view of it. Meanwhile, 54% of Americans say they haven’t heard of Christian nationalism at all.

One element often associated with Christian nationalism is the idea that church and state should not be separated, despite the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The survey finds that about half of Americans (49%) say the Bible should have “a great deal” of or “some” influence on U.S. laws, while another half (51%) say it should have “not much” or “no influence.” And 28% of U.S. adults say the Bible should have more influence than the will of the people if the two conflict. These numbers have remained virtually unchanged over the past four years.

In the new survey, 16% of U.S. adults say the government should stop enforcing the separation of church and state. This is little changed since 2021.

In response to a separate question, 13% of U.S. adults say the federal government should declare Christianity the official religion of the U.S., and 44% say the government should not declare the country a Christian nation but should promote Christian moral values. Meanwhile, 39% say the government should not elevate Christianity in either way. 1

Overall, 3% of U.S. adults say the Bible should have more influence on U.S. laws than the will of the people; and that the government should stop enforcing separation of church and state; and that Christianity should be declared the country’s official religion. And 13% of U.S. adults endorse two of these three statements. Roughly one-fifth of the public (22%) expresses one of these three views that are often associated with Christian nationalism. The majority (62%) expresses none.

Guide to this report

The remainder of this report describes these findings in additional detail.  Chapter 1  focuses on the public’s perceptions of religion’s role in public life. Chapter 2  examines views of presidential candidates and their religious engagement. And  Chapter 3  focuses on Christian nationalism and views of the U.S. as a Christian nation.

• The share saying that the government should declare Christianity the official national religion (13%) is almost identical to the share who said the government should declare the U.S. a Christian nation in a March 2021 survey that asked a similar question (15%). ↩

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