ХРИШЋАНСКО ВАСПИТАЊЕ И МОДЕРНА ПЕДАГОШКА МИСАО

Christian pedagogy is based in a specific pedagogical approach which, through all the historical periods, represents more than same possible new doctrine, new pedagogical theory or system of pedagogical comprehensions in the world. In this article we review Christian education by several most general principles, among which the most important are: the starting point of the faith in God, the specific relationship of love for child and the awareness of human sin. Furthermore we explore the opinion of some relevant researchers who claimed that the significance attributed to child in the history of pedagogical thought is related to the more profound penetration of Christian religion into the customs and perceptions of the Western world. The influence of Christianity is also apparent in the emancipatory tendencies of pedagogical classics, first of all in the attitudes of Maria Montessori, whose interpretation of Christ’s words on children may be quoted as one of the greatest challenges for the contemporary understanding about the child issue. The status of child and grown-ups in the modern world imposes certain perplexities, and Christian pedagogy can propose some material contribution to their resolution.