Commitment, character, and citizenship : religious education in liberal democracy

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Label

Commitment, character, and citizenship : religious education in liberal democracy

Title remainder

religious education in liberal democracy

Statement of responsibility

edited by Hanan A. Alexander, Ayman K. Agbaria

Contributor

• Alexander, Hanan A., 1953-
• ProQuest (Firm)
• Agbaria, Ayman K

Subject

• Democracy
• Religion and state
• Religion in the public schools
• Religious education

Language

eng

Summary

"As liberal democracies include increasingly diverse and multifaceted populations, the longstanding debate about the role of the state in religious education and the place of religion in public life seems imperative now more than ever. The maintenance of religious schools and the planning of religious education curricula raise a profound challenge. Too much state supervision can be conceived as interference in religious freedom and as a confinement of the right to cultural liberty. Too little supervision can be seen as neglecting the development of the liberal values required to live and work in a democratic society and as abandoning those who within their communities wish to attain a more rigorous education for citizenship and democracy. This book draws together leading educationalists, philosophers, theologians, and social scientists to explore issues, problems, and tensions concerning religious education in a variety of international settings. The contributors explore the possibilities and limitations of religious education in preparing citizens in multicultural and multi-religious democratic societies"-- Provided by publisher

Member of

• Routledge research in education, 73
• Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central

Cataloging source

MiAaPQ

Dewey number

379.2/8

Index

index present

LC call number

LC107

LC item number

.C66 2012

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

Routledge research in education

Series volume

73