Major social changes, especially as a result the more multicultural nature of society, have
raised important issues about the teaching of religion and the rational basis of different …

The following paper gives an abbreviated account of the argument in the recent book
'Challenges for Religious Education: is there a disconnection between faith and reason?'In …

Religious literacy is essential in a globalized and multicultural world that is characterized by
religious resurgence and interfaith tensions. This article offers some philosophical thoughts …

Religion is an inescapably important aspect of our modern world. Even those who hoped
that social and scientific progress would lead to the decline of any form of religious belief …

This chapter considers the aims of religious education and their relevance to contemporary
education and to society. It distinguishes between indoctrination and education, identifies …

In a classic essay in philosophy of education, WD Hudson posed the question “Is religious
education possible?”(Hudson 1973). In pursuing this inquiry, Hudson wanted to construct a …

In this article I hope to cast some light on the relationship between religious faith and
education by a preliminary mapping of the field. There are three parts to the article. First, I lay …

A secularist outlook has privileged in schools resulting in a form of confessionalism as
controversial as more well-recognised religious forms. The educational vision of delivering a …

As diversity increases across the world, there is renewed interest in the place of religion in
the public sphere. Is religion a private matter or of concern to everyone–even if they are not …

The aim of this paper is to provide a positive case for increasing the role and importance of
religious morality within the subject of religious education in British schools. The argument is …