Religion in South African Education: A Divisive or Unifying Force?

Religion not only promotes tolerance among societies with different backgrounds, but also serves to enhance human society. In contrast, however, religion is seen to be the cause of conflict and division around the world. Hence, it is crucial that schools handle the teaching of religion with greater...

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Veröffentlicht: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2024
In: Religious education
Jahr: 2024, Band: 119, Heft: 2, Seiten: 134–146
weitere Schlagwörter:B religion as a unifying force
B policy implementation
B South Africa
B religion-in-education policy
B religion as a divisive force
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Zusammenfassung:Religion not only promotes tolerance among societies with different backgrounds, but also serves to enhance human society. In contrast, however, religion is seen to be the cause of conflict and division around the world. Hence, it is crucial that schools handle the teaching of religion with greater care. This paper aims to share schools’ experiences of religion-in-education policy change in South Africa – whether it unifies or divides them. It concludes that religion in education is neither a divider nor a unifier. Nonetheless, the approach that schools adopt toward the teaching of religion to learners remains a concern.
ISSN:1547-3201
Enthält:Enthalten in: Religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2023.2289266