Open AccessPedagogical Hope between Presence and Promise
Author(s) -
Monica Crotti
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paedagogia christiana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2451-1951
pISSN - 1505-6872
DOI - 10.12775/pch.2021.005
Subject(s) - personalism , context (archaeology) , epistemology , sociology , christianity , pedagogy , elaboration , philosophy , theology , humanities , paleontology , biology
What specific imprint does Christianity give to the philosophical elaboration of personalism? Initially, we introduce a reflective reread on Christian personalist thought in ongoing pedagogical discourse, in particular through the paradigmatic concept of hope. Returning to the traditional concept of ‘person’ and to its philosophical-ontological legacy, this essay discusses the dynamic of the teacher-student educational relationship. In this context, this paper attempts to show that the educator manifests his being a person of hope through his educative presence and respect for the promise.