James D. Kirylo & Drick Boyd 
Paulo Freire [PDF ebook] 
His Faith, Spirituality, and Theology

Paulo Freire (1921–1997) is well known around the world for his innovative educational philosophy, which has led many to consider him the “father” of both critical pedagogy and popular education. What is less known about Freire, however, is that his politics and pedagogy were informed by a faith birthed in Roman Catholicism, but which also challenged the church to move beyond individual piety to prophetic action. Freire’s spirituality was rooted in the conviction that God calls all people of goodwill to work toward fulfilling the vision of a new humanity given by God. To that end, this book—one of the first of its kind discussing Freire—examines the spirituality that was foundational to his life and teaching, inviting all who have been influenced by Freire to consider the deeper spiritual dimensions of their pedagogical and political work. “James D. Kirylo and Drick Boyd’s powerful text on the faith, spirituality, and theology of Paulo Freire provide a unique and much needed contribution to our understanding of one of the most influential educational philosophers of the 20th century.” – Antonia Darder, Leavey Endowed Chair of Ethics & Moral Leadership at Loyola Marymount University and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg “James D. Kirylo and Drick Boyd have made an important contribution to our understanding of Freire and his work, and in so doing have taken us further down the long road to justice.” – Peter Mc Laren, Distinguished Professor in Critical Studies, Co-Director, The Paulo Freire Democratic Project and International Ambassador for Global Ethics and Social Justice, College of Education, Chapman University “This book is indeed an invaluable read for anyone interested in exploring the often-overlooked spiritual dimension in the work of one of the most influential educators of the 20th century. Freire’s pedagogy was deep-rooted and substantiated by his Christian faith, which provided him theinspiration to work relentlessly to denounce all systems of oppression that dehumanize people and steal their agency and to announce the sacredness of life which implies dignity for all.” – Débora B. Agra Junker, Founder and Director of the Cátedra Paulo Freire at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

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Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Spirituality and Paulo Freire; Introduction; What Is Spirituality?; Paulo Freire’s Family and Religious Background; Freire’s Adult Spiritual Development; Popular Education and Exile; The Nature of Freire’s Spirituality; Conclusion; The Easter Experience: Conversion to the People; Discovering Powerlessness; Conversion to the People; Freire’s Easter; Easter Experience as an Ongoing Process; Stages of Conversion to the Poor; Liberating the Oppressor; Easter Experience Today; Paul Farmer; New Sanctuary Movement; Personalism, Humanism, and a Freirean Spirituality Toward Humanizing Humanity; Personalism and Its Explicable Link to Humanism; Emmanuel Mounier; Informed by Humanist Thought; Making Visible in Practice the Spiritual Nature of God in Humanizing Humanity; A Visionary of Hope; Hope, History and Utopia; Introduction; Personalism; Utopia; Marxism; Freire’s Theology of Hope and History; The Prophetic Role of the Church; Denunciation, Annunciation and Action; Hope and Personal Faith; Grounded in the Well of Love; An Overview of Virtue; The Virtue of Love; A Tramp of the Obvious Who Loved; Teaching as an Act of Love–Dialogue as Demonstration of Love; Conclusion; A Man Who Humbly Lived in Authenticity; The Praxis toward Living Authentically; With Respect to the Educator; Humility; An Incredible Presence; Conscientization: Inner and Outer Transformation for Liberation; Black Lives Matter; The Nature of Conscientization; Stages of Conscientization; Praxis and Community; The Implicit Spirituality of Conscientization; Conclusion; A Freirean Imprint on Liberation Theology; Contemporary Historical Context; Synods of Latin American Bishops; Impact of the Protestant Church; The Formation of Ecclesial Base Communities; Taking a Position of Non-Neutrality; Five Concepts Identified with Liberation Theology; In Summary; Epilogue: A Call to Reinvent.