Rethinking Freire and Illich: Historical, Philosophical, and Theological Perspectives

Introduction
Rosa Bruno-Jofré, Michael Attridge, and Jon Igelmo Zaldivar

Part I: Historical Framework

1. Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Deschooling Society in the Long 1960s: A Contextualization
Rosa Bruno-Jofré and Jon Igelmo

Part II: Theological Intersections in Freire’s Work and Their Impact on Catholicism

2. The Reception of Paulo Freire at the Second Episcopal Conference of Latin America (CELAM II) in 1968
Michael Attridge

3. Paulo Freire and the Jesuit Intellectual and Educational World in Chile (1964–1969): A Collateral and Indirect Relationship
Cristobal Madero

4. Lonergan and Freire: An Initial Conversation
Darren Dias

5. “The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb”: Traces of Prophetic Judaism in the Concept of Love in Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Gonzalo Jover and David Luque

6. Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions (RNDM) and Paulo Freire: Weaving a Web of Life
Veronica Dunne

Part III: Freire and Illich and Contemporary Critical Issues in Education

7. Ivan Illich, Gender, and Energy
R.W. Sandwell

8. Building Convivial Educational Tools in the Twenty-First Century
Ana Jofre, Kristina Boylan, and Ibrahim Yucel

9. In Support of Critical Thinking Education: Praxis and Dialogue in Digital Learning
Ina Ghita

10. The Ideas of Ivan Illich in the History of the Homeschooling/Unschooling Movement and His Intellectual Relationship with John Holt
Jon Igelmo Zaldívar and Patricia Quiroga Uceda

11. “The Time Has Come to Make the World Safe from Lifelong Education”: John Ohliger, Ivan Illich, and Mandatory Continuing Education
Josh Cole

Part IV: Freire and Illich and Indigeneity

12. From Nutrix Educat to Ju-jum dakim: A Possible Resolution for Ivan Illich’s Forsaken Ritual
Chris Beeman

13. Reading Pedagogy of the Oppressed through the Lens of Indigenous Education: Reflections on Overlaps, Departures, and Social Developments
Lindsay A. Morcom

Part V: Freire in Attempts at Transformation in Asia in the Last Decades

14. An Historical Analysis of the Application of Paulo Freire’s Critical Literacy in the Design of the Rural Advancement Committee’s (BRAC) Functional Education Curriculum in Bangladesh from 1972 to 1981
Mohammad Fateh

15. The Influence and Legacy of Freire’s Ideas on Adult Literacy in Post-New War Timor-Leste 
Tom O’Donoghue

Part VI

Epilogue: From Theory to Practice and Back Again
James Scott Johnston

Artist’s Statement
Alan Wilkinson