Multicultural Religious Education
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This insightful text examines the impact of Islamic schooling on Muslim youth in French-speaking Canada to consider how these institutions influence the formation of students’ cultural, national, ethnic, and religious identities, and... more
For years I have wrestled with how to teach religion at a Christian school that teaches a relatively secularized student body in a multi-cultural and multi-religious environment, yet at the same time speaks to the deeply personal and... more
What is often described today as neo-nationalism or nationalist-populism today arguably looks like the old nationalism. What is emerging as genuinely new are the identity-based nationalisms of the centre-left, sometimes called ‘liberal... more
In the mandatory, integrative and non-confessional school subject of Religious Education in Sweden, all students are taught together regardless of religious or secular affiliation. The overall aim of this thesis is to explore and analyse... more
How might we design religious education to reduce religious conflict? After briefly summarising the problem and types of educational solutions, I propose strategies for non-confessional initiatives, including: increasing empathy for the... more
The Roman Catholic mission established herself permanently in Suriname in 1785. From its inception the Roman Catholic Church took her responsibility to educate the Surinamese youth seriously. However, it did operate for almost 200 years... more
With growing Muslim population in Europe and recent influx of migrants, it is vital to analyze schooling options available to Muslim parents in terms of Islamic studies in public and private sector. This research will accordingly help... more
This article examines whether or not the ubiquitous model of religious education (i.e. non-confessional multifaith religious education (RE)) in state schools in Great Britain is capable of fulfilling the aims of education articulated in... more
John Tillson argues, on grounds of children's wellbeing, that it is impermissible to teach them religious views. I defend a practice of pluralistically advocating religious views to children. As long as there are no monopolies of... more
This article traces the historical background to the polarised religious education (RE) curricula in Nigerian primary and secondary schools, highlighting some post-colonial interventions and backlashes. Using regional treaties and... more
The purpose of this essay is to explain history writing and education in multicultural and multi-religious societies. In recent decades, many countries have become increasingly multicultural, multi-religious, multi-linguistic, and... more
With the unfortunate abundance of religious conflicts in the world, it is important that attention is devoted to how students position themselves in relation to religions they do not associate with. On this score, a section of scholarship... more
[On religious education as cultural analysis] I denne teksten argumenterer eg for at eit religionsvitskapleg utsideperspektiv ikkje åleine gir tilstrekkeleg forståingsgrunnlag for religions- og livssynsfeltet i klasserommet, og at også... more
What are the challenges confronting religious education in Catholic schools? Understanding first the very context of young people is key to recognizing the gaps in religious education. The sociological input can help in making sense why... more
In this study, answers to the following questions about the Religious Culture and Ethics Teacher Candidates (RCE) were sought: What is the level of multicultural experience, attitudes and efficacies of the RCE teacher candidates? What... more
Berbagi kisah dan pengalaman menemani belajar mahasiswi/-a dalam 4 mata kuliah Pendidikan Agama, yaitu Pendidikan Agama (MKH-UKDW), Agama Kristen Kontekstual (FIB-UGM), Advanced Study of Christianity (CRCS-UGM), dan Religious Studies (IUP... more
The increasing religious diversity in educational space has raised a legitimate question on how Catholic theology/ catechesis must be taught in Philippine Catholic universities given the institutional mandate to educate students "into the... more
Swedish RE teachers are facing a number of difficulties today: decreasing teaching hours, long lists of required content from the national syllabi, as well as low student interest in the subject.This paper investigates a possible solution... more
This correlation study investigates the relationships between prospective teachers’ multicultural education attitude and classroom management styles. The participants were 495 prospective teachers majoring in different departments of... more
"For the Bible to be considered to have come from an all-powerful and all-knowledgeable God, a book must meet certain requirements. First, it must be conveyed to us correctly from the period it was initially written so that we may... more
BUDDHIST AND CHRISTIAN CANONS.
What makes a canon in a Religion?
What makes a canon in a Religion?
This study investigates how multicultural citizenship education is taught in a Chinese Christian school in Jakarta, where multiculturalism is not a natural experience. Schoolyard ethnographic research was deployed to explore the reality... more
Islamic religious education (IRE) in Europe has become a subject of intense debate during the past decade. There is concern that states are doing too little, or too much, to shape the spiritual beliefs of private citizens. State response... more
(English translation below) In dit artikel behandel ik de vraag of en zo ja, hoe de film 'Fitna' van Geert Wilders behandeld kan worden in de lessen godsdienst/levensbeschouwing in het voortgezet onderwijs. Ik beschrijf de aanleiding en... more
Short article reporting from author's participation at the TRES (Teaching Religion in a multicultural European Society) European research project launching conference in Uppsala (Sweden).
Berbagi kisah dan pengalaman menemani belajar mahasiswi/-a dalam 4 mata kuliah Pendidikan Agama, yaitu Pendidikan Agama (MKH-UKDW), Agama Kristen Kontekstual (FIB-UGM), Advanced Study of Christianity (CRCS-UGM), dan Religious Studies (IUP... more
Religious education (RE) in Norwegian schools today is of a so-called integrative kind, meaning that the subject gathers all students, is multi-faith oriented, and its context is non-confessional. Current guidelines for the school... more
In the mandatory, integrative and non-confessional school subject of Religious Education in Sweden, all students are taught together regardless of religious or secular affiliation. The overall aim of this thesis is to explore and analyse... more
In Children, Religion and the Ethics of Influence, John Tillson develops a theory concerning which kinds of formative influence are morally permissible, impermissible or obligatory. Applying this theory to the case of religion, he argues... more
The following theological reflections are intended to aid in the continual improvement of educational systems for theistic educators, or those who seek to engage in their educational vocation from a theological perspective. Based mostly... more
Bu çalışma, Religion im Zeitalter der Globalisierung(Ed. M. Polat) kitabında yer alan Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Naurath’ın “Position und Dialog. Zur Zukunft des Religionsunterrichts im gesellschaftlich Pluralen Kontext” başlıklı makalesinin... more
The paper reconstructs the life and activity of the author of a famous novel for boys as well as a textbook of arithmetic and of essays on educational issues, who was also the sister of a famous economist. The bulk of the paper is... more
The following theological reflections are intended to aid in the continual improvement of educational systems for theistic educators, or those who seek to engage in their educational vocation from a theological perspective. Based mostly... more
Europe’s population has through history always been complex and diverse. Migration is nothing new, but is today combined with secularisation, globalisation and democratization. This has changed diversity and created challenges... more
This article maintains that the teaching of religion in state-funded schools in liberal democracies, especially in Western Europe, is premised on the need for the child to acquire critical, rational, and cognitive understanding of... more
Recollecting the Religious: Augustine in answer to Meno’s Paradox, Ryan Haecker & Daniel Moulin-Stożek [Studies in Philosophy and Education, April 2021] [Peer-Reviewed]