‘To make more room for 21st century themes’: the secular dynamics and demise of Quebec’s ‘Ethics and Religious Culture’ curriculum

In this article, I examine the secular dynamics of Quebec’s controversial and ultimately short-lived Ethics and Religious Culture curriculum (ERC). I argue that the conflicting criticisms the ERC attracted over the course of its brief existence emerged from the tensions inherent in its conceptualisa...

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Main Author: Farr, Eric (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: British Journal of religious education
Year: 2025, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 211-224
Further subjects:B Ethics and Religious Culture Programme
B Quebec
B Secularism and education
B Religious Literacy
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

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