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Interreligious Education and the Contemporary School: Contexts, Challenges and Theologies: An Irish Perspective
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Coll, Niall – International Studies in Catholic Education, 2019
A strong current in contemporary Catholic thought -- the theology of interreligious or interfaith dialogue -- stresses the importance of dialogue and collaboration with followers of other world faiths. This article proposes that religious education in Catholic schools, particularly at post-primary level, needs to engage more with this theological…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Catholic Schools, Intergroup Relations, Dialogs (Language)
Teaching about Religions and Education in Citizenship in France
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Saint-Martin, Isabelle – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2013
In the French school system, citizenship is treated in a civics course titled "Education in civics, laws and society". However, it would be restrictive to narrow this topic to civics lessons, as the question resurfaces implicitly in other subjects. For instance, emphasis was placed in recent years on teaching about religions within…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Cultural Pluralism
"Laicite" in Practice: The Representations of French Teenagers
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Massignon, Berengere – British Journal of Religious Education, 2011
Focusing on the results of the REDCo (Religion in Education: a Contribution to Dialogue or a Factor of Conflict in Transforming Societies of European Countries) research, this publication sets out how French pupils conceive of "laicite", both generally and in school. It also explores pupils' perceptions of the 2004 law banning the…
Descriptors: State Schools, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Religious Education
The Legacy of Christianity in West Africa, with Special Reference to Burkina Faso
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Ouedraogo, Philippe – Comparative Education, 2010
In the following paper, I am going to discuss education and religion and consider the legacy of Christianity in education in West Africa with particular reference to the Evangelical churches in Burkina Faso. The paper will start with a general introduction to West Africa and the place of missionaries' activities in the region. I will then attempt…
Descriptors: Christianity, Foreign Countries, Role, Educational Practices
Reflections on the REDCo Project
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Weisse, Wolfram – British Journal of Religious Education, 2011
The REDCo project addressed the question of how study of religions and values in schools could contribute to either dialogue or tension in Europe. Researchers in the humanities and social sciences co-operated in order to gain better insight into how European citizens of different religious, cultural and political backgrounds could enter into…
Descriptors: Values, Religion, Social Sciences, Foreign Countries
Society of Mary: Marianists
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Habjan, John – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2007
The Society of Mary's ministry in education needs to be placed in the context of the Marianist family. The Marianist family is comprised of men and women who are religious brothers, sisters, and priests and vowed and non-vowed members of Marianist lay communities. The implementation of the Marianist mission is the result of the collaboration among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Religious Cultural Groups, Catholics