THIS PAPER ARGUES that a Christian Praxis Education orientation, based on the Christian Religious Education of Groome and Astley as well as the Transformative Christian Religious Education of Hobson and Welbourne, has much that would be of interest to advocates of Christian schooling. Given that the orientation is firmly based within the Christian faith community, has the development of faith as its central aim, and is firmly grounded in the Christian story, there is much to commend it as worthy of consideration by those involved in Christian schooling.
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