Peace Or Violence - The End of Religion and Education?

Klappentext Religion's impact on world politics has been of major concern since the 9/11 terrorist attacks and America's military response. "Peace or Violence" addresses the timely question of the role of religious education--does it merely inculcate the fundamentalist mindset that leads to sectarian violence or can it instead promote peace? Through an analysis and evaluation of many of the different models of religious education across the Western world! this book considers religion's role in a polarized and globalized world. The contributors gathered here persuasively argue that religious education's responsibility is to inform and enrich communal life. Zusammenfassung Following the events of September 11! 2001! public focus has been on the power of religion. This book addresses the role of religious education in a world where terrorism has impacted on western democracy. Through an analysis and evaluation of the models of religious education! it considers if religion is part of the answer or part of the problem.

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• Authors: Jeff Astley, Jeff Francis Astley, Revd Jeff Francis Astley, ASTLEY JEFF FRANCIS LESLIE J RO, Leslie J. Francis, Mandy Robbins
• Assisted by: Jeff Astley (Editor), Revd Jeff Astley (Editor), Leslie J. Francis (Editor), Revd Canon Leslie J. Francis (Editor), Mandy Robbins (Editor), Robbins Mandy (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.07.2007
• EAN: 9780708320785
• ISBN: 978-0-7083-2078-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: University of Wales - Religion; Religion, Education and Culture; Religion, Education and Culture; University of Wales - Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Religion, Peace, RELIGION / General, Violence, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Religion / General, Religion: general, of, OR, Terrorism, armed struggle, Teaching of a specific subject, END, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, Educational: Religious studies, Education?