Religious Education and the Challenge of Pluralism

Description: Religious Education and the Challenge of Pluralism [Hardcover] Seligman, Adam B. Product Overview The essays in this volume offer a groundbreaking comparative analysis of religious education, and state policies towards religious education in seven different countries and in the European Union as a whole. They pose a crucial question: can religious education contribute to a shared public sphere and foster solidarity across different ethnic and religious communities? In many traditional societies and even in what are largely secular European societies, our place in creation, the meaning of good and evil, and the definition of the good life, virtue, and moral action, are all primarily addressed in religious terms. It is in fact hard to come to grips with these issues without recourse to religious language, traditions, and frames of reference. Yet, religious languages and identities divide as much as unite, and provide a site of contestation and strife as much as a sense of peace and belonging Not surprisingly, different countries approach religious education in dramatically different ways. Religious Education and the Challenge of Pluralism addresses a pervasive problem: how can religious education provide a framework of meaning, replete with its language of inclusion and community, without at the same time drawing borders and so excluding certain individuals and communities from its terms of collective membership and belonging? The authors offer in-depth analysis of such pluralistic countries as Bulgaria, Israel, Malaysia, and Turkey, as well as Cyprus - a country split along lines of ethno-religious difference. They also examine the connection between religious education and the terms of citizenship in the EU, France, and the USA, illuminating the challenges of educating our citizenry in an age of religious resurgence and global politics. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (October 1, 2014) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 254 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199359474 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 79 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.3 x 0.8 x 6.4 inches Best Sellers Rank: #9,564,721 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #979 in Comparative Religion (Books) #5,392 in Religious Studies Education #9,927 in Church & State Religious Studies #979 in Comparative Religion (Books) #5,392 in Religious Studies Education We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.

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