catechization
Faith instruction method
Catechization is instruction through a formal question-and-answer method, traditionally used in religious education to teach doctrine.
A catechism presents questions with prescribed responses that students memorize: The catechization of young Catholics prepares them for confirmation.
The term extends to any systematic drilling in principles or beliefs.
Profession of instructing others
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- lessonUnit of teaching
memorization · recitation · drill · repetition · questioning · examination · quiz · Sunday school
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- creedStatement of belief
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- theologyStudy of the divine
- canonAccepted authoritative works
sacrament · doctrine · tenets · scripture · apostasy · heresy · ecclesiology · eschatology
Spreading religious doctrine
- proselytizingSeeking converts zealously
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
rites · reception · profession · convert · neophyte · inquiry · seeker · candidate
Implanting ideas through repetition
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- conformityAdherence to norms
dogmatism · rote learning · unquestioning · obedience · regimentation · ideological · manipulation · coercion
teaching
Profession of instructing others
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
lesson · memorization · recitation · drill · repetition · questioning · examination · quiz · Sunday school · confirmation class
dogma
Unchallengeable official beliefs
canon · sacrament · doctrine · tenets · scripture · apostasy · heresy · ecclesiology · eschatology · exegesis
evangelization
Spreading religious doctrine
- proselytizingSeeking converts zealously
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
initiation · rites · reception · profession · convert · neophyte · inquiry · seeker · candidate · sponsor
inculcation
Implanting ideas through repetition
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- propagandaBiased information for influence
conformity · dogmatism · rote learning · unquestioning · obedience · regimentation · ideological · manipulation · coercion · forced
catechizationcritical thinking
Objective evaluation of information
freethinking · free thought · heterodoxy · secular education · liberal education
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