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A Pedagogy for a Planetary Convivencia presents a comprehensive approach to education that aims to promote emotional resilience, empathy, and ethical consciousness. The ultimate objective is to inspire us to imagine a more equitable world, where indigenous people are respected and valued, where cultural diversity is celebrated, and where relationships between humans and the natural world are based on reciprocity and care. Grounded on principles of critical pedagogy, Freirean philosophy, and liberation theology, this book makes the case that advocating change without a sincere commitment to social justice is a betrayal of the millions of people who still face dehumanization, that criticism without love is pointless, and that denunciation without compassion is damaging. Therefore, the book invites to embrace hope in order to strengthen our relationships, to embrace love in order to inspire our creativity, and to embrace courage in order to express gestures of tenderness.

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""With a prophetic vocation, Débora Junker invites us to join her in a movement to enact an alternative pedagogy of care and justice. This book is a gift of fresh, distinct, and indispensable material in the ever-growing Freirean corpus. And Junker offers it with courage, wisdom, and grace. I strongly recommend it!"" --Daniel S. Schipani, professor emeritus of pastoral care and counseling, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary ""A Pedagogy for Planetary Convivência by Junker emerges as a profound call to the heart and spirit of our collective consciousness, deeply rooted in feminist theology of care from the Global South and Freirean critical pedagogy. The book, crafted with tenderness and fierce passion, invites us into a sacred dialogue between the soul of the Earth and the essence of human interconnectedness."" --Boyung Lee, professor of practical theology, Illif School of Theology ""Offering the powerful image of reconnecting us to the 'flow of the rivers of life, ' Débora Junker invites us into a holistic conversation about 'care-full' transformative education. I recommend we journey with her."" --Jack Seymour, professor emeritus of religious education, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary ""This book is a timely response to a world that is in desperate need for civil sensibilities that are laced with compassion, care, and dialogical spaces. Débora Junker provides a pathway toward navigating those sensibilities in a stylistically approachable manner that stirs one to reflect, inspiring to tangibly participate in fostering a more loving, just, and kind planet."" --James D. Kirylo, professor of curriculum theory, critical pedagogy, and literacy, University of South Carolina ---------- ""This is a book written from the heart of a Brazilian woman, a Christian critical educator. Its message communicates across cultures and traditions a compelling and radically inclusive vision of life together--convivência--with reconciliation with each other and healing and wholeness for the earth as well. With a prophetic vocation, Débora Junker invites us to join her in a movement to enact an alternative pedagogy of care and justice; that is, an education that nurtures emotional, socio-political and spiritual intelligence, and moral discernment aimed at wholesome living (buen vivir). The reason for the resonance of her message is that it addresses our deepest longing for truth and meaning, communion and connectedness, and for life giving and community building life projects. This book is a gift of fresh, distinct and indispensable material in the ever-growing Freirean corpus. And Débora Junker offers it with courage, wisdom, and grace. I strongly recommend it!"" --Daniel S. Schipani, professor of pastoral care and counseling, emeritus, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary ""Pedagogy for Planetary Convivência by Junker emerges as a profound call to the heart and spirit of our collective consciousness, deeply rooted in feminist theology of care from the Global South and Freirean critical pedagogy. The book, crafted with tenderness and fierce passion, invites us into a sacred dialogue between the soul of the Earth and the essence of human interconnectedness. Junker weaves a vibrant tapestry of personal stories and scholarly wisdom, advocating for an educational praxis that embraces compassion, justice, and ecological integrity as pillars of global citizenship. The book is Junker's clarion call to embrace our inherent interconnectedness with both the planet and one another, urging us to cultivate a pedagogy that is both liberatory and deeply grounded in the nurturing of life in all its forms.

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Débora B. A. Junker is associate professor of critical pedagogies at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, where she is also the founding director of Cátedra Paulo Freire, located there.

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