I need to read the paper more in depth ... for now the title and the following quote will be with me as I head to pick Elysia up :-) from Mom's house!
People tend towards orthodoxy or openness in their theory and practice of religious education, but extreme versions of both tendencies are dangerous. Orthodoxy can tend towards rigidity and conflict while open teaching can result in a lack of commitment and depth. Religion, therefore, needs to be restored to its grounding in creativity, which includes both opening and closing tendencies, and results in the synthesis of playful orthodoxy rather than either dangerous extreme." ~ Jerome W. Berryman in Playful Orthodoxy (pdf)Posted by sivinkit at December 16, 2005 05:30 PM