Religious Education in Schools: Ideas and Experiences from around the World
Description
Published by the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) in 2002, this booklet contains essays from educators around the world on the topic of religious education. It was prepared to assist delegates attending the UN's International Consultative Conference on School Education in Relation with Freedom of Religion and Belief, Tolerance, and Non-Discrimination, held in Madrid, Spain, from 23–25 November 2001.
This project also commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 25 November 1981.
Table of contents 12 entries
- The Contribution of Religious Education to Religious Freedom: A Global Perspective John Hull — Author 4-11
- Religious Education in Northern Ireland: Towards New Relationships Norman Richardson — Author 12-17
- The Many Dimensions of Religious Instruction in Turkey Mualla Bilgin — Author 18-22
- On the Place and Role of Religious Education in Russian Schools: Retrospection and Prospects Andrey Ponomarev — Author 23-27
- Multiple Voices: Challenges Posed for Religion Education in South Africa David Chidester — Author 28-32
- A Holistic Approach to Teaching Islam to Children: A Case Study in Northern Nigeria Aisha Lemu — Author 33-38
- Introducing 'Life Education' in Taiwan Shu-Sum Ng — Author; Wencke Chan — Author 39-42
- Finding the Balance: Religious Education in Australia Graham Rossiter — Author 43-47
- Learning to Live with Difference: Teaching About Religion in Public Schools in the United States Edd Doerr — Author 48-54
- Education and Religious Freedom in Latin America Paul Sigmund — Author 55-58
- Responses to the United Nations Study Paper on "The Role of Religious Education in the Pursuit of Tolerance and Non-Discrimination" John Taylor — Author 59-61
- Author Biographies 61-62