Description
Book SynopsisIn this work the author moves away from youth-centered catechesis toward a catechetical method that gets at the heart of faith formation for ALL generations, storytelling. In the African-American storytelling tradition, both the storyteller and listener are importantthey embody the story. What happens in the story exchange process is the discovery of connections. The author's method of African-American storytelling, My Story-Your Story, brings to life the Christian story through our shared experiences. Intergenerational catechesis invites us to see ourselves and one another across timethrough eyes that are young, middle-aged, and elderly. Based on an understanding of family, intergenerational catechesis moves away from the domestic church as a starting point for growing in faith to the community as a starting point. Where the domestic church focuses on those who live in the household, intergenerational catechesis focuses on everyone in the Church community: single persons, divorced
Table of Contents
Introduction: Once Upon a Time
Chapter 1 The Church: Who are we?
Chapter 2 Storytelling: Ancient and New African Origins of Storytelling
Chapter 3 Story: Faith Formation and Catechesis
Chapter 4 Healing and Story: Faith Formation, Trauma and Violence
Chapter 5 Intergenerational Catechetical Strategies
Conclusion
