Freedom and Authority in Religions and Religious Education

This fascinating collection of essays examines religious experience and tradition. The first part focuses on the nature and sources of authority in each of six major religions and considers how freedom is perceived by them. It goes on to examine the religious contexts of two examples of nations divided within themselves: Northern Ireland and Israel. The second part of the book looks at the process of education, the tensions between freedom and authority and their implications for religious education.>

About the author

Brian Gates is Emeritus Professor of Religious and Moral Education in the Division of Religion and Philosophy at the University of Cumbria, UK. He is Chair of the Religious Education Council of England and Wales and Deputy Chair of the European Association for World Religions in Education.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Gates, Brian (University of Cumbria Gates
• Assisted by: Brian Gates (Editor), Brian (University of Cumbria Gates (Editor), Gates Brian (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781474280945
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-8094-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Religious Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections; Religious Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; comparative religion, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, Religious issues & debates, Religious issues and debates