Critical Pedagogy as an Act of Faith, Love, and Courage
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Description
This book brings together leading Freirean scholars who embrace the challenge of education as a transformative practice in a world filled with inequality, violence, and fractured hope. At its core, this volume emphasizes that pedagogy is not a neutral activity, but an act of faith and love-an intentional response to human suffering. The chapters encourage readers to develop a deeper critical awareness of the complex social issues confronting us as a global community, highlighting the power of education to resist oppressive structures. The analysis is rooted in histories of oppression and resistance, animated by voices committed to justice, and framed by Paulo Freire's vision of education as the practice of freedom. By addressing questions of theology, politics, and pedagogy, the book creates a space for dialogue across borders and traditions. It calls on educators, activists, faith leaders, and students to confront urgent realities with courage, tenderness, and critical imagination. Critical Pedagogy as an Act of Faith, Love, and Courage ultimately affirms that education rooted in love and hope can foster the solidarities necessary to humanize our world.
Contributors: Nita Freire, Antonia Darder, Donaldo Macedo, Peter McLaren, Daniel Schipani and Henry Giroux.
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Table of Contents
1. The Legacy of Freire: Dreams and Challenges, Nita Freire (Brazil)
2. Freire and the Struggle for Our Humanity: Toward an Ethics of Love and Liberation, Antonia Darder (Loyola Marymount University, USA)
3. Decolonizing Education through Freire's Revolutionary Praxis, Donaldo Macedo (University of Massachusetts Boston, USA)
4. Stolen Jesus: Twenty-First Century Barbarism and the Demise of Democracy, Peter McLaren (Chapman University, USA)
5. On Faith, Hope, and Love: Inspiration from Freire's Contribution in Challenging Times, Daniel Schipani (Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, USA)
6. Critical Pedagogy and the Crisis of Democracy in the Age of Tyranny, Henry Giroux (McMaster University, Canada)
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Product details
| Published | 01 Jun 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 9781350629110 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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