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catechisms  

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  • An instructional tool for teachers and students of religious education, a catechism is a textbook whose primary goal is to provide clear, precise, and brief answers to fundamental questions. Typically structured in the question-and-answer format, a catechism proposes a basic question, and then proceeds to answer it immediately. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education; Catechisms]

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