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This handbook brings together the latest international research surrounding religion in education. Chapters examine the central question of (non-)religion within state-governed education, as well as teaching about religion in schools and other institutions at all education levels. They address global and societal developments such as the reappearance of religion in the public sphere, secularisation, migration, radicalisation, social harmony and the role of religion in cultural heritage. This interdisciplinary volume presents research-based perspectives which employ empirical, theoretical and philosophical approaches, from scholars at different career stages, and with diverse religions, worldviews and backgrounds. The handbook will appeal to scholars, students and policymakers in religion and education, as well as practising teachers and those with a background in religious studies, theology and philosophy.
List of contents
Introduction; Alexander Unser, Stéphanie Tremblay, Martin Ubani, Susie Garvis.- Part I: Key Concepts, Transitions and Challenges.- Part I Introduction: Key Concepts, Transitions and Challenges; Martin Ubani, Stéphanie Tremblay, Alexander Unser and Susie Garvis.- The (D)evolution of Religion in Public Schools in Quebec? Dia Dabby; Worldview Education in an Increasingly Post-Secular World; John Valk.- Religious Conceptions of Moral Values as Existential Signposts in Secular Ethics Education; Olof Franck; The Relationship Between Religious Beliefs and Sciences in an Educational Context; José-Luis Wolfs.- The Rise of Non-Religious Pupils and its Implications for Religion in Public Education; Alexander Unser.- The Contribution of Religion(s) to Education for Sustainable Development; Claudia Gärtner.- Religious Freedom and Sexual Citizenship: Using the Weapon of Law Against Sex Education in the United States; Claude Proeschel.- Creationism as a Persistent Obstacle to Evolution Education in the United States; Glenn Branch.- Anti-Colonisation, Religion and Education in Africa South of the Sahara; Yonah Hisbon Matemba.- Part II: Policy, Legislation and Curricula.- Part II Introduction: Policy, Legislation and Curricula; Stéphanie Tremblay, Alexander Unser, Susie Garvis and Martin Ubani.- From the implementation of laicity to the fight against Islam: effects of legal developments on the professional practices of primary school teachers in France; Laura Foy.- Religious and Citizenship Education in Belgium: A European Policy Perspective; Leni Franken and José-Luis Wolfs.- Worldview Confusion in Finnish Public Education: the Case for Religion and Worldviews in Religious Education; Martin Ubani.- Religion in Philippine Public Education: A Review of Government Attitudes and Policies; Rito Barring.- Learning to be Israeli Jews: Judaism in the Israeli state (mamlakhti) school system; Michael Gillis and Adi Sherzer.- In the Name of Secularism: The Decline of Religion in School Subjects in Quebec; Stéphanie Tremblay and Line Dubé.- Questions raised by the presence of religions in state schools in Hungary; Eszter Kodácsy-Simon.- Religious Education in Hong Kong Schools: Complexities and Multiplicity; Kerry J. Kennedy, John Chi-Kin Lee and Kuralay Bozymbekova.- School Religious Education in Colombia: Accomplice to Violence or Builder of Peace? Bonilla Morales.- Religious Education in Zambia: Critical Reflections on Policy and Practice (1964 to 2024); G. Kamanga M. Simuchimba and J. L. Ilubala-Ziwa.- Part III: School Pedagogy, Teaching and Learning.- Part III Introduction: School Pedagogy, Teaching and Learning; Alexander Unser, Susie Garvis, Martin Ubani and S
About the author
Martin Ubani
is Professor of Religious Education at the University of Eastern Finland.
Stéphanie Tremblay
is Professor of Religious Studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada.
Alexander Unser
is Professor of Catholic Theology and Religious Education at TU Dortmund, Germany.
Susanne Garvis
is Professor of Early Childhood Education at Griffith University, Australia.
Summary
This handbook brings together the latest international research surrounding religion in education. Chapters examine the central question of (non-)religion within state-governed education, as well as teaching about religion in schools and other institutions at all education levels. They address global and societal developments such as the reappearance of religion in the public sphere, secularisation, migration, radicalisation, social harmony and the role of religion in cultural heritage. This interdisciplinary volume presents research-based perspectives which employ empirical, theoretical and philosophical approaches, from scholars at different career stages, and with diverse religions, worldviews and backgrounds. The handbook will appeal to scholars, students and policymakers in religion and education, as well as practising teachers and those with a background in religious studies, theology and philosophy.
