Global Perspectives on Catholic Religious Education in Schools (eBook)

Foreward; Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski.- Preface; Gloria Durka.- 1. Introduction: Contextualising the Catholic Religious Education Project; Adrian-Mario Gellel and Michael T. Buchanan.- Part 1: Theoretical Foundations.- 2. The Progression of Religious Education since the Second Vatican Council as Seen through some Church Documents.- Mario O. D’Souza.- 3. The interdisciplinary imperative of Catholic Religious Education; Adrian-Mario Gellel.- 4. How much and which theology in religious education? On the intimate place of theology in the public space of the school; Hubertus Roebben.- 5. Problem or Paradox: Teaching the Catholic Religion in Catholic Schools.; Kieran Scott.- 6. The aesthetic dimension of believing and learning; Stefan Altmeyer.- 7. Positive Youth Development and Religious Education; Chris Hackett.- Part 2: Issues Emerging From the Context.- 8. Leadership Sustainability: Supporting Religious Education Leaders in the School Context; Michael T. Buchanan.- 9. “To thine own self be true”: Respecting both religious diversity and religious integrity in contemporary Australian early childhood religious education; Jan Grajczonek.- 10. Religious Educators: Championing the spirituality of sustainable living; Shane Lavery.- 11. Religious Education in Hong Kong Catholic Schools: Past, Present and Future; Francis Nai-kwok Chan.- 12. Contemporary Engagements and Challenges for Catholic Religious Education in South East Asia; Rito Baring and Rebecca Cacho.- 13. Aren’t they too young? The challenge of hermeneutical and inter-religious learning in Catholic Religious Education – a Flemish Perspective; Annemie Dillen.- 14. Addressing diversity and individualism: The contribution of Catholic religious education to the educational project of Catholic schools in the Netherlands; Theo van der Zee.- 15. Catholic Education in Scotland: Bridging the gap between teacher education and curriculum Delivery; Roisin Coll.- 16. Catholic Religious Education in German schools: An ecumenical and inter-religious Perspective; Reinhold Boschki.- 17. Catholic Religious Education in Schools in Poland: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary challenges; Elżbieta Osewska.- 18. A Theological Reflection on the Catholic Policy on Christian Religious Education in Nigeria; Mary-Chizurum Ugbor.- 19. Catholic Schools and Religious Education in South Africa; Paul Faller.- 20. The Teaching of Religion in Catholic Schools in the United States: One Faith amidst competing Ecclesiologies; Ron Nuzzi.- 21. Religious Education in Canadian Catholic Schools; Richard Rymarz.- 22. Investigating Hermeneutical Structures in Catholic Religious Education Curriculum from a Canadian Perspective; Margaret Myrtle Power.- 23. Religious Education in Brazil: An overview of pedagogical developments; Sérgio Rogério Azevedo Junqueira.- 24. Let’s talk about Teacher Professionalism: the teaching of Catholic Religion in Chile; Rodrigo Fuentealba Jara and Patricia Imbarack Dagach.