The Transforming Lives Library

If you have enjoyed exploring the Transforming Lives website, you will already have been thinking about what it means to be a Christian teacher in today's world. Maybe you would like to think some more about the issues raised? Or perhaps you would like to include Christian reflections in an assignment?

The Transforming Lives website is organised around three main themes. If you would like suggestions for further reading on these three areas, click on the relevant link. In each case you will find introductory and more advanced reading.

For most listings, you can click for further information about the book or article. In some cases this takes you to a website where you can purchase the item; with others you are able to download a PDF file of the item. If you are directed to the Stapleford Centre bookshop, you will need to enter information about the item to search for purchase details.

You may wish to contact the Chrsitian Studies Unit from whom some items can be purchased. The address is 76, Waterside Way, Radstock, Bath, BA3 3YQ.

1. The Christian vocation of teaching
covering questions like:

- How do I know I have a calling from God?
- How can my professional work be integrated with my faith?
- How do I cope with the stresses and strains of teaching as a Christian?
- How can I nurture my Christian faith as a teacher?

2. Being a distinctively Christian teacher
covering questions like:

- How does being a Christian make a difference to the way I teach?
- Can following the Bible influence my work as a teacher?
- Aren’t teachers meant to be neutral?
- How does my worldview influence my teaching?

3. Dealing with pluralism
covering questions like:

- Is education in Britain Christian based?
- What contribution can a Christian teacher make in a multifaith society?
- Should I share my faith as a teacher?
- How should controversial issues be taught?

There are two magazines that are specifically designed for the Christian teacher:

ACTNow is published termly by the Association of Christian Teachers and is sent free to members.

Networking: Catholic Education Today is published by Bellcourt and sent to members of several organisations including the Catholic Association of Teachers, Schools and Colleges.

There are also two academic journals published on Christian education.

Journal of Education and Christian Belief

Journal of Christian Education  

Finally if you are interested in educational research consult the website of the National Institute of Christian Education Research (NICER)