Religious Education in a World of Religious Diversity (eBook)

Contents 6
Religious Education in a World of Difference. Introduction 8
1. Introduction 8
2. ISREV. A short historical overview 8
3. The development of pluralist RE in Britain 13
4. The historicity and reflexivity of learning and understanding 17
References 19
Towards a New Paradigm of RE in Eastern Europe 22
1. ARTE and its Declaration 22
2. Stating the problem. Progress or adaptation? 25
3. Landmarks of progress 28
4. Shift of paradigms and two vectors of European development 30
5. Humanitarian paradigm of RE 33
References 37
Pedagogical Challenges for Educating an Authentic Religious Identity and Responsible Pluralism 42
1. Defining the context 42
2. Negotiating religious and cultural identity 44
3. Exploring boundaries 46
4. Building bridges across translocational positionalities 47
5. Pedagogical challenges of building a pluralistic future 49
6. Concluding remarks 51
References 52
Reforming and Transforming Tradition 54
1. Diversity of educational forms 54
2. Tolerance and the diversity of religious forms 56
3. Tradition: measuring diversity 59
4. Transformation 63
5. Conclusion 66
References 66
Understanding Religious Education Through Human Rights Values 68
1. Introduction 68
2. Human rights values 70
3. An analyses of students’ conceptual understanding of human rights before the formal facilitation of human rights values ( HRV) 74
4. A conceptual framework and an analysis of students’ reflections and reflexivity on HRV in praxis 79
5. Conclusion 83
References 84
Inter-Buddhist Religious Education in Ontario’s Public Schools: A Model for Accommodating Religious Diversity 86
1. Introduction 86
2. Buddhism and public recognition 88
3. Religion in “Multiculturalism” and Schools in Ontario 90
4. Buddhist ecumenism in Toronto and inter-Buddhist religious education 95
5. A model of inter-Buddhist religious education 96
6. Conclusion 100
References 100
Liberal Religious Education in Japan: From the Jinzo Naruse’s Perspective 102
1. Introduction 102
2. Transition of Naruse’ s religious views 103
3. Religious education of Japan Women’s University 110
4. Conclusion 114
References 115
Silence, Exile and Cunning: Postcolonial Conversations in Religious Diversity 118
1. Postcolonialism and its uncertainty 118
2. Enactment of third space 122
3. Implications for hybridity of religious educators 123
4. Promise for practice 124
5. Practical implications 125
6. Skills for this work 126
7. Concluding note 128
References 129
Developing an Interfaith Dimension in RE: Theological Foundations and Educational Framework with Special Reference to Turkish Experience 132
1. Religious education and tradition 132
2. The present state: possibilities and problems 134
3. A starting point in inter-religious education: a believing mind 142
References 149
The Media Culture Approach to Religious Education. An Outline with a Focus on Interreligious Learning 150
1. The media culture approach to RE – an illustrative introduction 150
2. The media culture approach to RE – theoretical perspectives 152
3. Popular media culture as a lingua franca for intercultural learning? – some empirical findings 154
4. The triangle of interreligious learning 157
5. Globalization and cultural pluralism within popular media culture 158
6. Conclusion 161
References 163
Spiritual Intelligence and its Contribution to Religious Education Leadership in a Time of Religious Pluralism and Divisiveness 166
Introduction 166
1. The social, cultural, political and educational context 166
2. Criteria for religious education leadership 172
3. The role of Spiritual Intelligence in promoting effective leadership in religious education 173
4. Discussion 177
5. Conclusion 179
References 180
Cultural Transmission and the Balance Between Tradition and Enlightenment. The Example of Islam 182
1. Introduction. The virtual ummah 182
2. The educational balance of tradition and enlightenment versus the idea of ‘ The Enlightenment’ in the public debate on Islam ( in five theses) 185
3. In conclusion: towards a reflexive form of Islamic education 191
References 194
Religious Education between Certainty and Uncertainty. Towards a Pedagogy of Diversity 196
1. Introduction 196
2. Desecularization, deprivatization and plurality 197
3. Security instead of certainty 199
4. A pedagogy of diversity 203
5. A historized, contextual and temporal basis 204
References 205
List of Authors and Editors 208