Kontekstualisasi pendidikan Agama Kristen Bagi Lansia

Simamora, Paulus and Gulo, Rezeki Putra and Rantung, Djoys Anneke (2026) Kontekstualisasi pendidikan Agama Kristen Bagi Lansia. CARAKA: Jurnal Teologi Biblika dan Praktika, 7 (1). pp. 13-25. ISSN 2722 1393

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Abstract

The increasing elderly population necessitates a reconstruction of the paradigm of Christian Religious Education (CRE) to align with the multidimensional dynamics of aging. To date, CRE has largely been dominated by a cognitive-instructional approach that is insufficiently responsive to the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of later life. This study employs a library research method using an analytical-integrative approach to theological literature, theories of aging such as Tornstam’s gerotranscendence and Atchley’s continuity theory, as well as studies in Christian education, in order to evaluate the limitations of conventional models and to formulate a contextual construction of CRE for the elderly. The study aims to explore the urgency of contextualizing CRE for older adults while developing a framework for faith formation that corresponds to their developmental characteristics. As its novelty, this research offers an interdisciplinary synthesis that produces a conceptualization of contextual CRE for the elderly through the integration of two principal models: the strengthening of ecclesial community and holistic pastoral-educational accompaniment. The findings indicate that elderly spirituality is contemplative, reflective, and oriented toward meaning-making; therefore, faith formation must shift from a cognitive-centered paradigm toward relational, narrative-based, and intergenerational approaches. Keywords: Elderly; Christian Religious Education; Church; Contextualization ; Peningkatan populasi lansia menuntut rekonstruksi paradigma Pendidikan Agama Kristen (PAK) agar selaras dengan dinamika penuaan yang bersifat multidimensional. Selama ini, PAK cenderung didominasi pendekatan kognitif-instruksional yang kurang responsif terhadap kebutuhan biologis, psikologis, sosial, dan spiritual masa senja. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kepustakaan (library research) dengan pendekatan analitis-integratif terhadap literatur teologis, teori perkembangan lansia seperti gerotranscendence (Tornstam) dan continuity theory (Atchley), serta kajian Pendidikan Kristen, guna mengevaluasi keterbatasan model konvensional dan merumuskan konstruksi PAK lansia yang kontekstual. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengeksplorasi urgensi kontekstualisasi PAK bagi lansia sekaligus membangun kerangka model pembinaan iman yang sesuai dengan karakteristik perkembangan. Sebagai novelty, penelitian ini menawarkan sintesis interdisipliner yang menghasilkan konsepsi PAK lansia kontekstual melalui integrasi dua model utama, yaitu penguatan komunitas gerejawi dan pendampingan pastoral-edukasi yang holistik. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa spiritualitas lansia bercorak kontemplatif, reflektif, dan berorientasi pada pemaknaan hidup, sehingga pembinaan iman perlu bergeser dari paradigma kognitif-sentralistik menuju pendekatan relasional, naratif, dan intergenerasional. Kata Kunci : Lansia; Pendidikan Agama Kristen; Gereja; Kontekstualisasi

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