Die behoefte aan apologetiese toerusting reeds by voorskoolse kategese

The need for apologetic equipment already in preschool catechesis. From a young age, children are busy making sense of the world around them. Their worldview is formed by influences and/or guidance and their own intrinsic participation. With the availability of information provided by the media in t...

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Autores principales: Henk G. Stoker, G. Jonker Venter
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4a51ab6357ee4f80b2018e09a55fcda92021-11-24T07:40:42ZDie behoefte aan apologetiese toerusting reeds by voorskoolse kategese1018-64412305-085310.4102/ids.v55i2.2722https://doaj.org/article/4a51ab6357ee4f80b2018e09a55fcda92021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/2722https://doaj.org/toc/1018-6441https://doaj.org/toc/2305-0853The need for apologetic equipment already in preschool catechesis. From a young age, children are busy making sense of the world around them. Their worldview is formed by influences and/or guidance and their own intrinsic participation. With the availability of information provided by the media in the 21st century, Christian children are exposed to not only a Christian worldview, but also to other dominating worldviews. This exposure can have a negative effect on the formation of a Christian worldview if not treated correctly. When leading Christian researchers assume the prerequisite that pre-school children do not have the ability to grasp aspects of faith due to their so-called inability for Abstrak thoughts, the results will be the underemphasis, neglect and even disapproval of equipment in terms of a Christian biblical worldview. The result of this view is that non-biblical worldviews will dominate and shape Christian children’s thoughts from an early age, while there is little to no equipment guiding them. This occurs notwithstanding that the Word of God demands believers to educate their children and to equip them from an early age with the necessary foundational tools and resources. Apologetical equipment in the understanding of God, man and the world ought to be part of this education in faith that leads to a biblical and Christian worldview from a young age. Contribution: In their first six years, children form important concepts and presuppositions that could influence and affect the rest of their lives. Especially also through the stories they watch and listen to, they are confronted with conflicting ideas and concepts from which they must make sense. Sufficient apologetic and catechetical resources on the cognitive level of pre-school children should be provided to parents and educators of these children. These materials of which worldviews should be an integral part of, can and should guide these young believers in the consideration of conflicting ideas and even the defence of what they believe.Henk G. StokerG. Jonker VenterAOSISarticleapologeticsworldviewspreschool childrenkindergartencatecheticsequipmenteducationPractical TheologyBV1-5099Practical religion. The Christian lifeBV4485-5099AFENIn die Skriflig, Vol 55, Iss 2, Pp e1-e8 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language AF
EN
topic apologetics
worldviews
preschool children
kindergarten
catechetics
equipment
education
Practical Theology
BV1-5099
Practical religion. The Christian life
BV4485-5099
spellingShingle apologetics
worldviews
preschool children
kindergarten
catechetics
equipment
education
Practical Theology
BV1-5099
Practical religion. The Christian life
BV4485-5099
Henk G. Stoker
G. Jonker Venter
Die behoefte aan apologetiese toerusting reeds by voorskoolse kategese
description The need for apologetic equipment already in preschool catechesis. From a young age, children are busy making sense of the world around them. Their worldview is formed by influences and/or guidance and their own intrinsic participation. With the availability of information provided by the media in the 21st century, Christian children are exposed to not only a Christian worldview, but also to other dominating worldviews. This exposure can have a negative effect on the formation of a Christian worldview if not treated correctly. When leading Christian researchers assume the prerequisite that pre-school children do not have the ability to grasp aspects of faith due to their so-called inability for Abstrak thoughts, the results will be the underemphasis, neglect and even disapproval of equipment in terms of a Christian biblical worldview. The result of this view is that non-biblical worldviews will dominate and shape Christian children’s thoughts from an early age, while there is little to no equipment guiding them. This occurs notwithstanding that the Word of God demands believers to educate their children and to equip them from an early age with the necessary foundational tools and resources. Apologetical equipment in the understanding of God, man and the world ought to be part of this education in faith that leads to a biblical and Christian worldview from a young age. Contribution: In their first six years, children form important concepts and presuppositions that could influence and affect the rest of their lives. Especially also through the stories they watch and listen to, they are confronted with conflicting ideas and concepts from which they must make sense. Sufficient apologetic and catechetical resources on the cognitive level of pre-school children should be provided to parents and educators of these children. These materials of which worldviews should be an integral part of, can and should guide these young believers in the consideration of conflicting ideas and even the defence of what they believe.
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