This is the first book-length study in English to investigate Freire's landmark educational theory and practice through the lens of his lifelong Catholicism.A Pedagogy of Faithexplores this often-overlooked dimension of one of the most globally prominent and influential educational thinkers of the past fifty years. Leopando illustrates how vibrant currents within twentieth-century Catholic theology shaped central areas of Freire's thought and activism, especially his view of education as a process of human formation in light of the divinely-endowed ???vocation??? of persons to shape culture, society, and history.
With the contemporary resurgence of authoritarian political and cultural forces throughout much of the world, Freire's theologically-grounded affirmation of radical democracy, social justice, historical possibility, and the absolute dignity of the human person remains as vital and relevant as ever.
Irwin Leopandois Assistant Professor of English at LaGuardia Community College, the City University of New York, USA. He has worked closely with Ira Shor, who co-authored
A Pedagogy for Liberationwith Paulo Freire in 1987.
Introduction
1. Freire's Life and Educational Praxis
2. Freire and Brazilian ???Catholic Left???
3. Freire and French Catholic Theologies of the Person
4. Freire and Liberation Theology
5. Freire, Neoliberalism, and Integral Pedagogy
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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