Abstract

MEZA-RUEDA, José Luis et al. Teaching Theology in Colombian Catholic Universities: Successes and Interpellations. Educ. Educ. [online]. 2021, vol.24, n.3, e2432.  Epub Nov 24, 2021. ISSN 0123-1294.  https://doi.org/10.5294/edu.2021.24.3.2.

Teaching practices in theological courses offered by Catholic universities to all their students in response to their mission and comprehensive education are the subject of this article. In this sense, its objective is to characterize such practices concerning theology conceptions, formative intentions, contents, methods, resources, and assessment. The method used in our research is a multiple case study carried out with four universities in Colombia (two in Bogotá and two in Cali). In identifying the methodological constructions and intentional actions implemented so that students learn to weigh reality theologically, we found that students have prejudices that are overcome throughout the course; professors do not restrict themselves to a single pedagogical approach and, consequently, specific didactics is not identified; and, finally, there is a significant contribution to the human education of students, but theology itself becomes blurred among religious, moral, social, political, and ecological issues.

Keywords : Christian education; teaching of theology; university pedagogy; teaching practices; catholic universities; higher education; theology; university; humanities.

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