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Conversation with thomas groome boston

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        1. Professor Groome speaks with Michael Naughton, Evelyn J. and Robert A. Ferris Professor in the Boston College Department of Physics.
        2. A three-part series hosted by Prof.
        3. Tom is married to Dr. Colleen Griffith and lives in the Boston area.
        4. A lively conversation with the renowned author and BC Professor Thomas Groome on maintaining hope, optimism, and faith during these troubled times.

          5. A three-part series hosted by Prof..

          Sharing Faith, by Thomas Groome

          Review by Francisca Ireland-Verwoerd

          INTRODUCTION TO THE AUTHOR
          Dr. Thomas Groome is Professor of Theology and Religious Education at Boston College.

          His main research and teaching interests are religious education (history, theory and practice), pastoral ministry and practical theology. Groome has written numerous books on religious education, some of which are widely used in Catholic and Protestant seminaries, as well as several curricula for the Catholic Church, from K-8 through adult studies.1 The heart of Groome’s philosophy of religious education is his belief that people should be enculturated into the faith, that is to say, the faith should be taught through the practices of the faithful.

          This principle of “shared praxis” firmly situates the believer in a community of faith, informed by Scripture and tradition, and in conversation with the contemporary world. The conviction that the Church speaks – and needs to speak – to the present situ