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Fred P. Edie

Associate Professor of the Practice of Christian Education
Divinity School
Duke Box 90967, Durham, NC 27708
309 Old Divinity, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Publications


Liturgical language and the formation of reflectively embodied imagination as exemplified in the doxological poetry of Ephrem the Syrian

Journal Article International Journal of Christianity and Education · November 1, 2016 Christian Catechumens of antiquity participated bodily in a variety of deeply evocative ritual symbolic practices. At the Syrian church where Ephrem served as a deacon, they would also have spoken or sung poetic verse juxtaposing images from the biblical s ... Full text Cite

Liturgy and adolescents: Introduction

Journal Article Liturgy · January 1, 2014 Full text Cite

A liturgical re-imaging of rural church youth ministry

Journal Article Journal of Youth Ministry · March 1, 2012 Link to item Cite

The Christian Educator’s Imagination

Journal Article Religious Education · January 1, 2012 This article describes six constitutive “senses” of the “Christian educator’s imagination.” These dispositions toward knowing, being, and doing characterize competent leadership in educational ministry. They include a sense for vocational empowerment, a se ... Full text Cite

Visions, means, and ends in introductory courses in Christian education: Role of Christian education in theological education

Journal Article Religious Education · March 1, 2011 As one means to assess their effectiveness in the formation and training of educational leaders for the United Methodist Church, professors of Christian education agreed to share their introductory course syllabi for analysis, interpretation, and public re ... Full text Cite

Living Mysteries

Chapter · 2010 Cite

Ecological Catechesis

Journal Article Come to Worship · 2009 Cite

Worship and the Formation of Christian Identity in Youth

Journal Article Lifelong Faith · 2008 Cite

Liturgy, emotion, and the poetics of being human

Journal Article Religious Education · December 1, 2001 Full text Cite

Bible Quest

Book · 2000 Cite

Advent

Chapter · 1999 Cite