Coping with diversity in Religious Education: an overview
As a result of secularisation and increasing religious diversity, several European nation have states adapted their policy with regard to the organisation of Religious Education (RE) (or its equivalent) in state schools (schools funded and established by the state). In this article, different strate...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2017]
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| In: |
Journal of beliefs and values
Year: 2017, Volume: 38, Issue: 1, Pages: 105-120 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europe
/ State
/ Educational system
/ Religious instruction
/ Interreligiosity
/ Religious education
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| IxTheo Classification: | AH Religious education RF Christian education; catechetics |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious Plurality
B non-confessional RE B Human Rights B confessional RE |
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| Summary: | As a result of secularisation and increasing religious diversity, several European nation have states adapted their policy with regard to the organisation of Religious Education (RE) (or its equivalent) in state schools (schools funded and established by the state). In this article, different strategies will be outlined and evaluated: (1) the shift from confessional/catechetical to semi-confessional RE; (2) the possibility of exemption; (3) the organisation of an alternative, non-confessional, subject; (4) the expansion of RE subjects (multi-religious RE); (5) the shift from confessional to non-confessional RE; (6) the integration of information about religions in other school subjects. Based on a human rights perspective, the author argues why some of these strategies are preferable to others. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9362 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2016.1270504 |