Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the similarity between the pedagogy of shalom and the pedagogy of shared Christian faith in the effort of criticizing the neoliberal pedagogy within the framework of a synergetic partnership. The method which is used in this research is qualitative with a dialectical approach in Groome praxis construction. The results suggest that the purpose of education is reconciliation for the Kingdom of God. The content of education is contextualized into the situation and background of students (a movement from Christian story and vision into the story and vision of the students). The target of education is the transformation of students‟ lives holistically including cognitive, affective and behavioural. The method of education is including discovery learning (inquiry), cooperative learning and dialectics. The teacher carries the responsibilities as missional leaders and the witnesses of Christ to their students, and the role of students is perceived as discoverer, constructor and transformer who have been called to become history makers.