Integrative religious education in Europe a study-of-religions approach

Author/Creator:

Alberts, Wanda

Publication/Creation:

Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, c2007

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

Integrative religious education in Europe a study-of-religions approach / Wanda Alberts

Series Titles:

Religion and reason ; v. 47
Religion and reason ; 47.

Related/Included Titles:

Front matter --
Foreword --
Table of Contents --
Acknowledgements --
Introduction --
Chapter I. Theory and methodology in the academic disciplines relevant to integrative RE --
1. The Study of Religions --
2. Education --
Chapter II. Integrative Religious Education in England --
1. History and organisation of integrative RE in England --
2. Current approaches to RE in England --
Chapter III. Integrative Religious Education in Sweden --
1. Religions in Sweden and the Swedish school system --
2. The history of integrative RE in Sweden --
3. Aims and contents of integrative RE in Sweden --
4. The concept of religion --
5. The representation of religions --
6. The notion of education in Swedish RE --
Chapter IV. Evaluation and Conclusions --
1. English and Swedish concepts for integrative RE --
2. Integrative RE in the European context --
3. A framework for integrative RE in Europe --
Epilogue: The potential of integrative RE --
Bibliography --
Index

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Religious education of children--Europe
Religion in the public schools--Europe
Religious education of children--England
Religion in the public schools--England
Religious education of children--Sweden
Religion in the public schools--Sweden

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Front matter -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter I. Theory and methodology in the academic disciplines relevant to integrative RE -- 1. The Study of Religions -- 2. Education -- Chapter II. Integrative Religious Education in England -- 1. History and organisation of integrative RE in England -- 2. Current approaches to RE in England -- Chapter III. Integrative Religious Education in Sweden -- 1. Religions in Sweden and the Swedish school system -- 2. The history of integrative RE in Sweden -- 3. Aims and contents of integrative RE in Sweden -- 4. The concept of religion -- 5. The representation of religions -- 6. The notion of education in Swedish RE -- Chapter IV. Evaluation and Conclusions -- 1. English and Swedish concepts for integrative RE -- 2. Integrative RE in the European context -- 3. A framework for integrative RE in Europe -- Epilogue: The potential of integrative RE -- Bibliography -- Index

Summary:

This book is a contribution to the development of the young discipline of the didactics of the Study of Religions (Religionswissenschaft) in international perspective. Integrative religious education refers to education about different religions in classrooms with children of various religious and non-religious backgrounds. Cornerstones of recent debates about theory and methodology in the academic study of religions and in education are discussed in the first chapter. They form the basis of the following analysis and evaluation of current approaches to integrative religious education in Europe, with a special focus on England and Sweden. Particular attention is paid to the different underlying concepts of religion, education and ways of representing religious plurality in these approaches. Building on a discussion of the current situation of teaching and learning about religions in schools in Europe in the context of wider cultural, social and political debates, the book concludes with the suggestion of a framework for integrative religious education in Europe, from a perspective that combines insights from the study of religions and education.

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (460 p.)

General Note:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Additional Physical Form:

Issued also in print.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936713693702486

ISBN:

3-11-097134-8

OCLC Number:

948656544
811401064
840443448
922943860

Other Identifiers:

doi: 10.1515/9783110971347