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This volume features chapters by international experts in education, sociology, and theology who consider a range of challenges faced by educators in primary and secondary schools that are becoming increasingly diverse in terms of the ethnic and religious backgrounds of pupils. From the non-religious, to the refugee, to student fundamentalism and even radicalization-these multiple, fresh approaches analyze the dynamics of the changing pedagogical landscape in an age of ever increasing globalization and cultural plurality. Today's classrooms are often the most crucial spaces where children and adolescents encounter new cultural, religious, and other worldviews. Increasingly, teachers are called on to empower their pupils with the tools and competencies necessary to reflect on and process this plurality in ways that are productive for their intellectual growth and moral maturation.
Regional case studies provide extensive data while offering insights into developments in school settings across Europe, in Turkey, and in the United States. In addition, a number of the contributions address the delivery, content, and policies of Islamic Religious Education in European contexts, the educational strategies employed in multi-religious societies, and interreligious dialogue in schools, whether intentional or spontaneous.
List of contents
With contributions by: Ednan Aslan, Maria Hermansen.- Almeda M. Wright.- Ina ter Avest.- Arniika Kuusisto, Liam Gearon, Saija Benjamin, Pia Koirikivi.- Manfred L. Pirner and Julia Bradtke.- Michael Ameen Kramer.- Cem Kara.- S. Hermisson, P. Gochyyev.- Senol Yagdi.- Wolfgang Weirer.- Zsófia Windischö Martin Rothgangel.- Areti Demosthenous.- Henrik Simojoki.- Rositsa Atanasova.- Muhamed ALI.- Brylov Denis.- Holger Daun.- Genti Kruja.- Mehmet H. Tuna.- Farid Panjwani.- Leila Almazova.- Ali Yaman.- Sami Adwan.
About the author
Prof. Dr. Ednan Aslan is Chair of Islamic Religious Education at the Institute for Islamic Theological Studies at the University of Vienna.
Prof. Dr. Marcia Hermansen is Director of the Islamic World Studies program at Loyola University Chicago where she teaches courses in Islamic Studies and Religious Studies in the Theology Department.
