Most religious organizations exert their greatest effort in the religious education of children. This makes sense in terms of handing on the faith to the next generation. Historically, however, religious education of adults is the first endeavor of religious groups. Conducting education of children requires the previous religious education of…

This article describes the inter-cultural education movement in the United States in the years 1940 to 1960. Drawing on material found in "Religious Education" and other sources, it focuses in a special way on the contribution that religious educators made to this movement. The article presents the social analyses made by religious…

Times of war are times of crisis for theologians and educators. This article examines how Msgr. George Johnson, the vice president of the Religious Education Association and the most prominent Catholic educator in the 1930s and 1940s, dealt with the ethical and educational issues surrounding U.S. involvement in the Second World War. It argues that…