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504 Years of Reformation: Building a Holistic Christian
Education
Dr. Aripin Tambunan (Affiliate: Pelita Harapan University)
Received 2022 February 2; Revised 2022 March 20; Accepted 2022 April 24
Abstract
The goal of this research is to strengthen the holistic dimension of Christian education.
Thecontext (needs) of this research is to answer the problem of Christian education implementation
which prioritizes teaching doctrine rather than building character. To achieve the target in this
context, it is necessary to redevelop the Christian education model in the Reformation era with the
research method of social criticism. The social critical method (Anderson and Moore, 1992) is used
to see the social description in Christian education today, and Hermeneutics is used to examine
biblical texts related to Christian education. The results of this study contribute some ideas about the
implementation of holistic Christian education, which can be carried out in four stages, namely,
doctrinal information, doctrinal application exercises, becoming an identity, and Crystallization of
identity.
Keywords: Education, holistic, reformation, character, doctrine.
Introduction
Christian education, especially in seminary and church education, still applies doctrinal
education as a method of education. Instilling doctrine through teaching is believed to be the prima
donna that can change students or church members to become like Christ. That is whydoctrinal
development in seminaries and churches is still prioritized. Doctrineshave become a benchmark for
the similarity or likeness of faith with seminary and church leaders.
Doctrinal claims have sprung up regarding the validity of the doctrines of each seminary and
church. Some say that his doctrine is the most correct compared to others. There is also often found
vilifying and bringing down each other between one seminary and church with other seminary
andchurches. Even so, all of them want to find lost soulsto be taken to heaven. But that does not
apply to those who contradict each other, because how can they bring one of them who is astray to
heavenif they hate one another because of the different doctrines that they have.
Doctrinal teachings and truth claims from the doctrines of each seminary and churchcontinue
to be built and upheld but not be reasoned, examined, considered, and tested for validity. This may
happen because, as Walters said, dogmatic tendencies increase relating directlyto a person's inability
to prove an opinion (2003:21). If so, that means doctrinal education is only to buildand
preparefollowers to become obedient to the doctrine. Indeed, doctrinal education has long been
known to be an education that can make its followers become obedient to the teachings. That is
whyindoctrination methods have long been used to brainwash someone to conform to the wishes of
their leaders.
Doctrinal education that is built and carried out like that has created a space for radicalism in
teaching. For the sake of the teachings (doctrine) that are held, they are willing to be hostile to fellow
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Christians. And if anyone tries to question and challenge their teachings, it is not uncommon to
receive sanctions in the form of expulsion from seminaries and churches. A rational reason that was
made to justify the act was, “for fear of misleading others and fear of tainting others.”
If there is fear, it means failure in indoctrinating followers. This fear is also the evidence of
the weak system of thinking used in doctrinal educationbecause it still leaves room for doubt.
According to Descartes in his cogito ergosum thesis, a thought must be at the clear and distinct stage
so that there is no room or place to doubt it. Because if it still exists, then the thought cannot be made
into truth (in this case it cannot be used as a doctrine).
If so, then the teachings of the doctrine used in education in seminaries and churchescan
actually still be doubted. That means that it cannot be said to be the truth, therefore there is still room
for a discussion or a dialogue. I said a dialogue, not a debate. A dialogue is conducted to seek the
truth, while a debate is conducted to find a winner based on rhetorics. However, the leaders do not
dare to open a dialogue. They are afraid that they will deviate from the teachings that have been
instilled by the leaders or their predecessors,or they are afraid that in the dialogue later, it might be
found that the doctrine they teach turns out to be flawed or cannot be said to be the truth.
Referring to the education that Jesus promoted in Matthew 28:16-20, there He expressed the
idea of discipleship education. What is exactlyJesus’ idea of education? Is it also doctrinal
education? Why is Jesus’ idea of educationnot a trend in seminaries and churches? Can it be said that
Jesus’ idea of education is a holistic education idea?
Methods
To be able to achieve the objectives above, this study uses the research methods of social
criticism and hermeneutics. The social criticism method (Anderson and Moore, 1992) is used to see
the social depiction that occurs in the implementation of Christian education today, and hermeneutics
is used to examine or interpret texts related to Christian education in the Bible. The results of this
study are hoped to contribute some ideas about the implementation of holistic Christian education.
The Essence of Education
In general, education experts see humans as homo educandum because humans are rational
creatureswho need to receive an education. What is education for? Education is for socializing
because humans are also homo socius or social creatures. Ways of social living must continue to be
developed through education. Additionally, humans can also be referred to as homo viatur, creatures
who continue to develop their own existence. To develop their existence, humans need to receive an
education so that in this developmenthumans are not thrown from their virtuous nature.
Thus, the education built for humans is education that can build their rational life, social life,
and education that can build their existence as virtuous human beings. This is the essence of
education for humans that cannot be done separately. For example, an education is carried out only
to build rationality without paying attention to social life. As a result of this kind of education, when
one builds one’s own existence, it becomes incomplete. As a result, one becomes a human who has
developed a strong rationale in knowledgebut is socially blunt. On the other hand, if education only
builds the social aspect regardless of the rationale, then there will appear some human beings who
are obedient and good, but are rationally stupid.
In Reformed theology, man is the imago Dei or image of God. This Imago Dei looks very
complete in Adam and Eve before the fall. God initially created man in the image and likeness of
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God, with the aim that man becomes God's representative or representative figure of God over the
universe (Berkhof, 1995; Erickson, 1994). This is confirmed in David's interpretation of the creation
of the universe. David says in Psalm 8:5-6, that God has made man almost equal to God in the
universe. Because God made man as the master of the universe, everything in the universe is subject
to his feet. Even God crowned man with glory and honor so that man deserves to be a representative
figure of God over the universe. That means that if the whole universe wants to see God, then they
should look at humans because humans are the imago Dei.
That is whyit can be understood why God created man, in the beginning, to only "know what
is good", because man is God's representative figure over the universe. But because of the serpent's
temptation which carries the idea of wanting to be like God, namely: "knowing good and knowing
evil", Eve was tempted. She saw that only knowing the good was less attractive. In addition to
knowing what is good, it’s better to also know what is bad. What’s more, there is an idea that as a
result of knowing good and evil, they will become like God. The idea that this snake put forth about
knowing good and evil (Genesis 3:5)was also confirmed by God. God said that man had becomelike
one of the Triune God(Genesis 3:22).
But the history of mankind changed after Adam and Eve followed the idea of the snake. They
fell into sin, and at the same time lost their nature of knowing what is good. Now that Adam and Eve
knew good and evil, they had become like one of the Triune God. But those who previously knew
only what is good were able to produce it, therefore seeing nakedness was not something to be
ashamed of. Now nakedness has become something to be ashamed of, filled with evil meanings. No
longer able to produce what is good, no longer able to see nakedness as something good. This is
proof of the total destruction of humans: humans are not able to produce what is good. The
measurement of good changes: naked becomes bad. To be clothed becomes good, it becomes
virtuous. Hence, it can be seen that the total damage here is that humans are no longer able to see
something good from God's moral point of view.
From the moral point of view of the fall, humans can still view something as good. For
example, seeing that being dressed is good, while nakedness is not good. Humans have only come to
this moral level, unable to see nakedness as a good thing anymore likebefore they had fallen into sin.
Moral standards change, and this measure continues to be developed to this day by mankind. As a
result, humans began to see the good and the bad from the glasses of the fall, therefore it can be said
to be totally damaged. Then they will say, where is the total damage? Humans until now still know
good and evil. They can still do good;they can still help others. Isn't that good? So where is the total
damage? The total damage is the inability of humans to see everything in the good without including
the bad in it. Like when one seesnakedness, it would not be shameful. There is a view of the good
without including the evil in it. But when seeing nakedness includes the knowledge of evil (knowing
good and evil), then nakedness is seen as something to be ashamed of.
We try to give education to humans in this kind of condition. This means that education is
given to humans who have experienced total damage. Education tries to answer or provide solutions
to this total damage by developing two kinds of educational approaches, namely pedagogy and
andragogy. A pedagogical approach is an educational approach that places students as students; even
though they are adults, they are still indoctrinated. They are not allowed to think for themselves or
analyze on their own. Students are more passive and can only accept what is given by the teacher or
lecturer. On the contrary, andragogy education is education that is developed to place students as
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subjects of education and not objects. Students are invited to be actively involved in the educational
process.They are invited to be involved critically to determine what is good for themselves.
The developers of educational theories are also aware of such human conditions, which is
why they think about what kind of educational theory is actually suitable for the unfinished human
being. In educational theory, it is common to say that humans are unfinished creatures. That is why
humans need education. But in Reformed theology, a man is not an unfinished creature, but a being
who has fallen or been degraded into sin. This initial thought about humanswill produce a very
different approach to education.
The theories that were developed for these unfinished creatures came and were taken from
the philosophical thinkers who formed their respective schools. The philosophy of rationalism (Rene
Descartes 1596-1650, Spinosa 1632-1677, Leibzniz 1646-1716) developed a theory of education that
prioritizes reason; the authority is on the human mind itself. What does not make sense or is not
acceptable to reason cannot be accepted as truth. As a result, education is always directed at the
fulfillment of reason;the reason is the determinant of the course of education. That is why in America
it is not justified to teach the creation of the universe that does not come from reason. This means
that the creation of the universe according to the Bibleis not taught because it is not according to
reason. In Indonesia, the teaching of the creation of the universe through the Big Bang theory will
always be present in the teaching of natural science.
Realism (Aristotle 384-322 BC) developed an education that states that the ultimate reality is
not in the realm of the mind but in nature. Truth for a realist is an observable fact (inductive
method)where the sense perception is only a medium for acquiring knowledge (Knight, 2006:58-61).
For example, in a forest, there is a mango tree. The mango tree does not exist because of human
thought (idealism), but it will still be there as it is. So, realism makes the truth in the human
experience. Humans get an impression and understanding (idea) through experience.
The concept of realism makes Adam's sinful nature unacceptable. Adam was the one who
sinned, so it means that it exists only in Adam's experience. Adam's sin would not be able to be in
the human experience now because Adam was long dead. So, if it is said that Adam's sin was passed
on to his descendants, then it cannot be accepted as truth. That is the truth of idealism, which is in the
mind.
Existentialism (Soren Kierkegaard 1813-1855, Jean-Paul Sartre 1905-1980, Karl Jaspers
1883-1969) developed an education that prioritizes the reflection of their thoughts in the world,
which brought uniqueness as trinkets of his thinking. According to Sartre, there are two types of
existentialism (Kakkori and Rouno, 2010:2): Christian existentialism (Jaspers and Gabriel Marcel)
and atheist existentialism (Sartre). For atheist existentialism, man is nothing but what he makes of
himself. This means that human existence precedes essence, so there is no human nature.The sinful
nature of humans as descendants of Adam cannot be accepted by atheist existentialism, because, for
existentialism, a human being's life is determined by the current concrete situation and it has nothing
to do with Adam.
Actually, the purpose of a theory being created, referring to the answer of MagnisSuseno
(2009), is to aufklarung (to enlighten) or to give an understanding oftruth so that this theory liberates
humans from prejudices, myths, and deceptions that bind humans. If that is the purpose of a theory
created, then no theory of education can truly free man from these things because humans were
bound by sin. Adam and Eve had fallen into sin, and there is no theory that can free man from his sin
so that humans are free from deception about the truth about what is good, which is the original
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nature of humans. Man has been deceived by the serpent who stated that man would know good and
evil. Humans know what is good but that knowledge is always accompanied by evil, so they no
longer only know what is good without that knowledge being accompanied by evil. When humans
only know what is good, nudity is not something to be ashamed of. But when knowing what is good
is accompanied by knowing what is evil, nudity becomes something to be ashamed of.
Because of this, education in Reformed theology must begin with the liberation of man from
the deception of the serpent. Man must be set free (liberated) through the atonement by Jesus on the
cross, so that man can see the truth. As long as man has not been freed from the deception of the
serpent, man will not be able to see the truth. And if humans are not able to see the truth, then any
education that is created to free humans from deception, presumptions, and myths, will not be able to
make humans in aufklarung.
Why does human liberation have to be through the atonement by Jesus? Is there no other
way? To understand this, it must be seen from the point of view of God's moral attributes. God is
good, righteous, just, loving, holy, and He also has provisions (Frame, 2002: 394-399). When God
issues a statute, then that stipulation cannot be violated by anyone, including Himself, because the
violation of His statuteswill make his moral attributes become imperfect. For example, God's decree
regarding sin is found in Hebrews 9:22. There it is written thatsins can only be forgiven with blood;
without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness. The blood referred to here is holy blood,
according to the provisions in the Old Testament concerning the forgiveness of sins.Therefore, that
decision cannot be violated by anyone, including God. That is why for the forgiveness of sins, there
must be the shedding of holy blood.
Under heaven, there is no more holy blood. This is where John 3:16 can be understood:“For
God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not
perish but have eternal life.” HereGod's moral attributes do not collide with one another. Sin must be
punishedto fulfill His justice. To show His love and kindness, He gave Jesus as a sin offering for His
people. Through that, it is seen that He is righteous and holy. His righteousness is seen because His
decrees are carried out, and His holiness is seen because sin is punished and at the same time, His
moral attributes do not collide with each other.
The Essence of Education in the Bible
In the Old Testament, the nature of education can be seen being expressed in Deuteronomy
6:4-9. There the education that is built and developed is an internalization of value education. In the
text, it can be seen that there are teachings given in education, namely, the teaching about God is one
and the teaching about loving God. The teaching conveyed is not only conveyed as a doctrinebut it
must be lived up to the stage of being internalized. It can be seen from the words "are to be on your
hearts", "teach and talk about it repeatedly at any time", "bind as a signature", “write it on the
doorframe of the house.” This means that the teaching must be transformed into the identity of the
Israelites; the teaching must get to the extent of being united with oneself.
This internalization education was given by Moses to the Israelites; these teachings were an
external product for the Israelites. The external product must be embedded within the
Israelitesthrough internalization. Internalization means inserting external values into self-worth. The
teaching of loving the Lord God is the value of God and Moses, but not yet the value of the
Israelites. For it to become the value of the Israelites, Moses needs to build internalization education
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by applying and discussing (teaching) the teaching about God being One and loving the Lord their
God repeatedly.
In the New Testament, the essence of education can be seen from the idea of education
expressed by the Lord Jesus in Matthew 28:16-20. Jesus' idea of education was discipleship.
Discipleship is a circle like this:
Discipleship
Starting from the outreach, “go”. If there are people who believe by the outreach, they need
to be included in the Christian social community by “baptizing”. After entering the Christian social
community, it is necessary to provide guidance through teaching and it should be repeated so that it
continues.
The guidance process through this teaching is carried out with internalization education.
Jesus gave an example of a pattern of discipleship that He himself did, namely, by being an example
to His disciples. That is why, in John 13:13-15, it can be seen how Jesus teaches by washing the feet
of His disciples. He did not only teach, but at the same time, He also set an example. This means that
Jesus is implementing internalization education: the teachings must be lived. Teachings must be the
identity of students; teachings should not be only limited to the depth of understanding. It must also
be followed by the depth of application in the lives of His disciples.
This is also made clear by Paulin his understanding of internalization education. He says in 1
Corinthians 4:6 “… so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying…”. Even in Philippians
3:17, he asked the Philippians to follow his example by saying "join together in following my
example...". So, whose example did Paul follow? If he wants to be imitated, of course, he has
received teachings and examples as well. Paul said that he was worthy of imitation because he had
followed the example of Jesus. This expression is clearly seen in 1 Corinthians 11:1 which says
“follow my example, as I follow(Μιμηταί/imitators) the example of Christ.” He even asked that
people who follow his example to be an example for others. This he expressed in 1 Thessalonians
1:7, “and so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.”
Paul has become an imitator of Christ. It means he has succeeded in internalizing Christ's
values. Christ's values have become indicative of him and no longer imperative. He lives the values
of Christ, no longer because he is commanded by Christ, but because these values have fused with
him (indicative). This means that if he does not carry out these values, he will not be joyful. That is
why he was able to endure such great suffering as revealed in 2 Corinthians 11:24-27. Even though
he suffered, he was joyful.
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Medieval Era Education
After the fall of the Roman empire, the church acted as the main educator for society at that
time. But in the 7th-8th centuries, the decline in education continued. It was seen from the education
of the clergy that had been neglected. The result that appeared was the worship of the saints rather
than developing faith in God (Eavey, 1971:102). This made worldly things creep into the church's
territory, so there arose the idea to isolate oneself from material things. This seclusion gave rise to
monasteries. Monasteries first appeared in the East, as a continuation of the influence of Greek
Christian thoughts. In a monastery, there is a monastic rule that the reading and study of the Bible is
part of the daily duties of every bishop (Ibid, 103).
Novice bishops were taught to read and study the scriptures in the monasteries, and this
required a rule for reading and studying. Because of that need, the monastic school arose.
Manuscripts copying and books copying began to be done in the monastery. The monastic school
was instrumental in the emergence of almost all medieval church leaders. However, society at that
time was almost completely ignorant. There were even many religious leaders who did not
understand the meaning of the services they performed and the prayers they offered (Ibid, 107).
Christian education in medieval times that was considered most qualified was the teaching of
the Ave Maria, the Lord's Prayer, and the profession of faith (Boehlke, 1991). Education did not
emphasize the content of the Christian faith and its experiences in everyday life; the most important
thing was to understand these concepts. If someone could understand it well, then it was considered
to have become a strong Christian. There was no longer an element of imitation. The element of
living the teachings to be an example has been distorted by emphasizing the mastery of teaching
materials (doctrine). That is whythe example that is done is the example of religious rituals.
Religious rites were highlighted so that the practice of imitating faith was developed through
religious dramas and the use of art, like YHWH's painting, and the painting of Jesus without a beard
which was later turned into a painting of Jesus with a beard.
In medieval England, the writing of religious poetry, religious song lyrics, and religious
dramasdeveloped rapidlyas a method of Christian education (Lawson, 2017). This method of
Christian education was very popular at that time as impressive and joyful teaching for children. This
method was used to build the faith of church members. Even the walls of the church building were
made of paintings containing educational motivations. Because the nature of this education was
external and not spiritual, the priority was liturgical abilities (performance) as outlined in poetry,
song lyrics, and drama.
Reformation Era Education
Before reaching its peak of glory in the 13th century, the Catholic church had experienced a
decline since the 12th century. This happened along with the development of science in the fields of
philosophy and education. Some of the factors that made the medieval collapse (Eavey, 1973: 125126) include: 1) The emergence of inductive reasoning to replace deductive reasoningwhich was
seen as adding nothing to knowledge. 2). Double truth standard. Falsehood and truth were judged by
infallible dogma. In terms of what may be true for dogma, it may not be true for ratio. What is true
for ratio may not necessarily be true for dogma. 3). The development of mysticismemphasized the
importance of the individual human experience. The church was not needed as an intermediary
between man and God as was the case with the medieval heritage.
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Christian education in the Reformation century changed completely from medieval Christian
education. It was influenced by the renaissance spirit that went back to ancient texts. Christian
education began to re-explore Bible teachings and thoughts from the 1-4th century. The Reformers
wanted to reform the teachings of the Middle Ages, especially on the topics of the sinful state of
every human being, justification by faith (Romans 1:17b) which was the prophecy of Habakkuk, the
Sovereignty of God, and Predestination.
Reformation education did not separate education from pious life as in the Middle Ages.
Luther confirmed this by saying “the Bible is a written word, its contents must be the flesh and blood
of every church member” (Boehlke, 1991:331). The teachings (doctrine) must be lived; therefore, the
thought occurs because teachings cannot be true without implementation. This has been shown by
the book of James: show me your faith without deeds, then faith is dead. Further information in
James says that “whoever looks intently into the perfect law (doctrine) and continues in it …they will
be blessed in what they do.” (James 1:25). So, the teachings (doctrine)must be accompanied by the
living of the teachings (doctrine).
Actually, the reason why the teaching (doctrine) is not lived by someone might also be
because he himself has not lived or has not been born again by the Holy Spirit. If people are still
dead (the condition of humans descended from Adam are all dead; see Genesis 2:17 and Ephesians
2:1), how can he live the teachings? The teachings only apply to the living. The dead are not able to
see the teachings even though it is good and right to do it. That is why the reformers saw this sinful
state of man as something that deserves special attention.
After 405 years of reformation, the education pattern of the reformation century seems to
have disappeared without a trace, because the current pattern of Christian education only focuses on
doctrine (dogma). The teachings (dogmas) are taught in Christian education, whether in churches,
schools, and even universities in Indonesia. In general, they only see and emphasize the mastery of
doctrine (dogma). In terms of the educational pattern of the reformation century, this is a come back
to the pattern of Christian education in the first century, because the Middle Ages had made the
pattern of Christian education only focused on teachings (dogmas) which were developed through
poetry, painting, and drama. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a holistic Christian education.
Holistic Christian Education
The expression of Christian education (sv Xpιστx παιδsια) has been in use since 96.
Clement of Rome was the first to use it. Christian education at that time learned about the doctrine
(dogma) and truth of salvationwhich was accompanied by moral training (the law of Christian
behavior)(Marrou, 1964:419). Such Christian education was actually adopted from Paul's
educational scheme, and it was used in the education of the early church. This kind of education is
the specialty of the church and family education, so it cannot be delivered in schools. That is why
parents bring their children to follow the teachings given by the church as education on dogma and
behavior.
If we take a look at the nature of education in the Bible which has been discussed above, we
can see that Jesus carried out a holistic education, and Paul also carried out a holistic education.
Christian education developed by Jesus and Paul is the education through the transmission of values
(exemplary). Jesus set an example by washing the feet of His disciples, while Paul gave and even
invited his followers to follow his example. So holistic Christian education is Christian education
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that is carried out through teachings (dogmas)as well as imitation of the teachings that have been
lived.
If only teachings (dogmas)are developed, it will produce religiously pious people or
followers. This means that the teaching (dogma) has been used as a benchmark (measurement) of
piety or faith: if he masters the teachings (dogma) then it means he is already pious. Christian
education by such benchmarks is the education developed by the teachers of the law and the
Pharisees that we see in the Bible. They were very religious (following the law), but they lacked
social piety (e.g., when the disciples were hungry but picking some heads of grain on the Sabbath
was forbidden).
Christian education is actually intended to bring students into strong spiritual formation
(piety). To form a strong spirituality, it is necessary to love one another (Willard and Simpson,
2011:145). This means that the formation of true spirituality (piety)occurs in a loving relationship
(social piety) and not only in teachings (dogma) only.
Holistic Christian education means there is the need to teach and at the same time live the
teachings (dogmas). To live the teachings, it is necessary to internalize them through example.
Internalization of teachings can be exemplifiedby what Moses had done (Deuteronomy 6:4-9).He did
it in four stages. First, the stage of doctrinal information. Moses reminded the Israelites to pay
attention to the teachings he gave. Second, the training stage to apply the teachings in life (doctrinal
application exercises) to the lives of the Israelites. Moses asked the Israelites to teach his teachings
repeatedly to their children when they are sitting, lying down, getting up, andtraveling. Of course,
what Moses meant here was not just teachings that were taught again and again, but teachings that
were applied again and again wherever they were.
Third, the stage of becoming an identity as God's people. Moses asked his teachings to be a
sign on their hands and a symbol on their foreheads. This means that wherever they go, signs and
symbols of God's people are attached to them (hands and foreheads). It means that the teachings have
been internalized within the Israelites. Fourth, the stage of crystallization or identity strengthening at
home (crystallization of identity). Musa emphasized the importance of home as a place of identity
strengthening. This means that the Israelites must behave the same at home as well as outside their
homes.
Conclusion
Holistic Christian education must be carried out in four stages, namely: first, doctrinal
information, where teachings (dogmas) are informed to Christians. Second, doctrinal application
exercises, the training stage to apply the teachings in life. Third, becoming an identity stage, the
teaching stage where it is formed into identity. Fourth, the crystallization of identity stage, the stage
of strengthening identity so that there is no difference in behavior between outside and inside the
house.
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