اسلام و پژوهش‌های تربیتی

Education has different realms: cognitive, emotional and behavioral. One of the cognitive aspects is concerned with religious teachings. “Credence or belief” is a kind of stabilized cognition which effects an individual’s emotions and behaviors more than superficial understanding does. What steps have to be taken in order to reinforce the belief in the unity of God? This aim can be accomplished through cognitive and behavioral methods. Using a library-based method, emphasizing on the motivational ways and taking a probing look at the Quran and traditions, this aims at fostering religious beliefs. How can the instructor arouse the learner’s interest in monotheism? What are the dispositional obstacles to the learner’s belief in God and monotheism? According to this research, reinforcing the belief in God requires, in addition to using effective methods, removing the dispositional obstacles to one’s tendency to the belief in God. In the first step, by propounding the idea of probability and probable and also looking at God as one’s beloved, the motive for the belief in Almighty God will be realizable. In the second step, it is necessary to remove such obstacles as escaping from one’s defects, the defensive and argumentative strategy and the tendency towards religious constancy