著者

秋田 稔

出版者

国際基督教大学

雑誌

国際基督教大学学報. I-A, 教育研究 (ISSN:04523318)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1, pp.39-72, 1955

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I. The significance of Eros in education (Paideia). This basically comes from the educational character of the Greek mind. Eros is a strong, inner, vital power of man which brings forth a pure step to ideals in the personal relationship. II. The limitation of Eros in education and its self-dissociation. This also comes from the Greek mind. Its character of passion for value has a tendency to let us forget "human-being" itself. The education based on Eros is rather not for common man but for spiritual elite. III. The Hebraic understanding of man as the basis of Christian education. In the Hebraic understanding of man personality has its root in the relation to God. The Hebraic posture to human culture is that culture and history is under the divine Providence; it is once denied and eschatologically affirmed through the keen, inner confrontation. IV. The Biblical understanding of Agape. Agape is fundamentally God's love, and reveals itself in the fact that it breaks the various limitations of man and revives his active power in the personal relationship with God. V. The relationship between Eros and Agape in the idea of Christian education. Agape penetrates the action of Eros and fundamentally supports and purifies it. Character building is made in this way.