Original Research - Special Collection: Orthodox Theology
Enhancing religious education through emotional and spiritual intelligence
Submitted: 29 June 2022 | Published: 10 February 2023
About the author(s)
Olivia Andrei, Department of Teacher Training, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania; and Faculty of Theology, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania; and Department of Systematic and Historical Theology, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaAbstract
In the context of the changes and challenges of the 21st century, the main focus of education, especially religious education, is to prepare students to live purposeful and meaningful lives with well-developed analytic, emotional and spiritual abilities to assist them in achieving a life perspective that allows them to face the larger world with greater self-confidence and self-awareness. Therefore, the main objectives of the study are: to bring forward the concepts of religious education, emotional intelligence and spiritual intelligence; to discuss the importance of emotional and spiritual literacy in children’s education; and to discuss the main strategies to enhance the educational process through emotional and spiritual intelligence. This article is a conceptual framework based on a theoretical review. The author reviews literature from books, scientific journals and research reports to develop relevant concepts.
Contribution: This study provides information about two important intelligence in Christian Orthodox religious education. Recognising emotional and spiritual intelligence has allowed teachers to engage with students and help them perform at their best. Emotional intelligence and spiritual intelligence promote self-efficacy, self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills, which help students perform management tasks in their future occupations but also help them to improve relationships with parents, colleagues and God.
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SCIENTIFIC STUDIOS ON SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY vol: 52 issue: 55 first page: 26 year: 2023
doi: 10.61727/sssppj/2.2023.26