Religion in Secular Education : What, in Heaven’s Name, Are We Teaching Our Children?
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| Title: | Religion in Secular Education : What, in Heaven’s Name, Are We Teaching Our Children? |
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| Description: | Cathy Byrne presents the secular principle as a guiding compass for religion in government schools in plural democracies. Using in-depth case studies, historical and contextual research from Australia, and comparisons with other developed nations, Religion in Secular Education provides a comprehensive, at times confronting, analysis of the ideologies, policies, pedagogies, and practices for state-school religion. In the context of rising demands for students to develop intercultural competence and interreligious literacy, and alongside increasing Christian evangelism in the public arena, this book highlights risks and implications as education develops religious identity – in individual children and in nation states. Byrne proposes a best practice framework for nations attempting to navigate towards socially inclusive outcomes and critical thinking in religions education policy. |
| Authors: | Cathy Byrne |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Church and state, Religion in the public schools--Cross-cultural studies, Religion in the public schools--Australia |
| Categories: | PHILOSOPHY / Religious, LAW / General, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, RELIGION / Ecumenism & Interfaith, RELIGION / Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Cathy Byrne presents the secular principle as a guiding compass for religion in government schools in plural democracies. Using in-depth case studies, historical and contextual research from Australia, and comparisons with other developed nations, Religion in Secular Education provides a comprehensive, at times confronting, analysis of the ideologies, policies, pedagogies, and practices for state-school religion. In the context of rising demands for students to develop intercultural competence and interreligious literacy, and alongside increasing Christian evangelism in the public arena, this book highlights risks and implications as education develops religious identity – in individual children and in nation states. Byrne proposes a best practice framework for nations attempting to navigate towards socially inclusive outcomes and critical thinking in religions education policy. |
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| ISBN: | 9789004262027 9789004264342 |
