AMORIS LAETITIA FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF EDUCATION

Authors

  • Josmy Jose Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (DVK)

Keywords:

Educating Children, Education to Love, Integral Education, Family

Abstract

This article is an invitation for an attentive study of the Post Synodal Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis, Amoris Laetitia from an educative point of view. After a brief introduction, the author evidences how the theme of education is placed in the document. It highlights the family as the Sacred Space of learning, how family becomes the school of love, the role of the family in the integral education of its members, especially the young generation. It also focuses on the transmission of faith in the families and the duty of parents to accompany in the growth process of children. The article brings into light the educative perspective of Amoris Laetitia concentrating especially in the chapter dedicated to educating children.

Author Biography

Josmy Jose, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (DVK)

Sr Josmy Jose FMA: A Daughter of Mary Help of Christians (Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco) hailing from the Sacred Heart Province of Bangalore; currently working in the Provincial Office, Bangalore and pursuing doctoral research in Systematic Theology at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore. She has a Licentiate in Catechesis and Youth Pastoral from the Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences, Auxilium, Rome. She has co-compiled together with Fr. Raju Chakkanattu SDB, Vocation Ministry in the Catholic Church, for the Vocation Commission of the Kerala Catholic Bishops‘ Council. She has been well sought out for her animation classes in youth ministry, religious formation and leadership. Email: jjosmyfma@gmail.com

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Published

2017-03-31

How to Cite

Jose, J. (2017). AMORIS LAETITIA FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF EDUCATION. Asian Horizons, 11(01), 89–101. Retrieved from https://dvkjournals.in/index.php/ah/article/view/2516

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 01 (2017): ASIAN HORIZONS

Section

Articles