International Handbook of the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions in Education

Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction to Section One: Philosophical/Theoretical Discourses on the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions of Education....Pages 3-8
Ancient Philosophy and Religious Education: Education as Initiation into a Way of Life....Pages 9-21
Christian Education and the Reconstruction of Christian Faith....Pages 23-40
Religious Education and the Nation-State....Pages 41-50
Religions in the Post Modernist Era....Pages 51-63
The Relevance of a Wisdom Tradition....Pages 65-76
The Moral Demands of Contemporary Life and Christian Moral Education....Pages 77-92
The Integral Philosophy of Ken Wilber and Religious Education....Pages 93-106
Dialogue to Truth in Bell Hooks and Jane Roland Martin....Pages 107-126
Ecofeminism—A Healing Perspective for Reshaping Religious Education....Pages 127-140
What is Rising? The Teaching of Maria Harris....Pages 141-152
It Takes More than Angels: the Legacy of Sophia Lyon Fahs to Religious Education....Pages 153-169
The Educational Significances of Spirituality in the Formation of Faith....Pages 171-182
From St Ignatius to Obi-wan Kenobi: An Evalauative Perspective on Spirituality for School Education....Pages 183-200
Spirituality as a Bridge to Religion and Faith....Pages 201-213
Defining spirituality in education: A Post-Soviet perspective....Pages 215-230
Sankofa: An Inherently Religious Dimension of African Education....Pages 231-242
Religious Education and Peace Education: A Partnership Imperative for Our Day....Pages 243-257
Educating the Multicultural Adult Latino Community: An Augmentative Pedagogy for Religious Educators....Pages 259-275
An Overview of Orthodox Christian Religious Education....Pages 277-292
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Introduction to Section Two: Religious Education and Debates about Plurality and Culture....Pages 295-306
Plurality and Pluralism in Religious Education....Pages 307-319
Plural Selves and Living Traditions: A Hermeneutical View on Identity and Diversity, Tradition and Historicity....Pages 321-332
Critical Realism as a Tool for the Interpretation of Cultural Diversity in Liberal Religious Education....Pages 333-347
The Future of Religious Education in the Context of Postmodernity....Pages 349-362
Religious Education and Citizenship in Postmodern Societies....Pages 363-374
Human Rights and Religious Education: Some Postcolonial Perspectives....Pages 375-385
Ethnography, Religion and Intercultural Education....Pages 387-398
Understanding Religious Diversity in a Plural World: The Interpretive Approach....Pages 399-414
Dynamics of Religious Culture: Ethogenic Method....Pages 415-431
Religion Education in South Africa....Pages 433-448
Religious Education Culture in Modern Turkey....Pages 449-460
Defining and Promoting the Study of Religion in British and American Schools....Pages 461-474
Teaching About Religion at School in France....Pages 475-486
The Contribution of Hinduism and Hindu-Inspired Spirituality to Australian Religious and Values Education....Pages 487-499
Islamic Nurture and Identity Management: the Lifeworld of Muslim Children and Young People in Norway....Pages 501-512
Handing on Religious Values to Young Orthodox People in a Western, Secularised Society....Pages 513-523
The Treaty of Waitangi: Implications for Christian Theological Education in Aotearoa New Zealand....Pages 525-545
Front Matter....Pages 547-547
Introduction to Section Three: Conversations About Religious Education....Pages 549-558
Philosophical Approaches to the Teaching of Religion in Schools....Pages 559-576
Front Matter....Pages 547-547
Religious Education in Europe: Comparative Approach, Institutions, Theories, Research....Pages 577-590
Religion, Violence and Religious Education....Pages 591-605
Catholic Church documents on religious education....Pages 607-620
Functional democracy and the development of doctrine: a participative approach to religious education....Pages 621-633
The Essence of Education is Religious....Pages 635-650
Phenomenology and religious education theory....Pages 651-665
Learning About and Learning from Religion. The Pedagogical Theory of Michael Grimmitt....Pages 667-678
The Spiritual and Moral Dimension to the School Curriculum: A Perspective on Across-the-Curriculum Studies....Pages 679-696
Religious Education and Spiritual Development: Pedagogical Insufficiency and Possibility....Pages 697-715
To Know Before Whom You Stand: A Philosophy for a Spiritual and Moral Liberal Jewish Education for the 21 st Century....Pages 717-729
Changing Learning Paradigms in the Religious Education Classroom....Pages 731-747
Textbooks in Religious Education....Pages 749-762
A Shared Praxis Approach to Religious Education....Pages 763-777
Leadership in Religious Education: A Critique from the Australian Perspective....Pages 779-798
An Educator’s Faith....Pages 799-813
Dimensions of Adult Religious Education....Pages 815-829
Chaplaincy in University: A Need Not an Option....Pages 831-848
Front Matter....Pages 849-849
Introduction to Section Four: Educational Policy and the Religious, Spiritual and Moral Dimensions of Education....Pages 851-855
The Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions of Education: National, Regional And International Constitutional and Legal Frameworks....Pages 857-868
Journeying towards the ‘Other’: a challenge for religious, spiritual and moral education....Pages 869-884
Front Matter....Pages 849-849
The Aesthetic Revelation of the World as Education’s Main Concern....Pages 885-894
The Spiritual and Related Dimensions of Education: A Philosophical Exploration....Pages 895-903
Expanding the Theological Imagination in the Service of Inter Faith Dialogue: Impulses from Vatican II....Pages 905-916
Religious Education: An Analysis of the Perspectives of World Religions....Pages 917-935
Faith Schools: A Culture Within a Culture In a Changing world....Pages 937-947
Religious Education in the Public Space: Challenges and Contestations....Pages 949-966
Educating for Religious Citizenship: Religious Education as Identity Formation....Pages 967-976
Religious Education, Citizenship and Human Rights: Perspectives from the United Nations and the Council of Europe....Pages 977-992
The Role of The School in Promoting Inter-religious and Inter-Cultural Dialogue....Pages 993-1000
Agreed Syllabuses: Their History and Development in England and Wales, 1944–2004....Pages 1001-1017
Evaluating the Impact of a State Religious Education Syllabus for the Religious Education Teacher and the School Chaplain....Pages 1019-1029
Religion and Educational Policy in France....Pages 1031-1038
Religious Education in Contemporary Japan....Pages 1039-1053
The School in Partnership: Co-operation with Parents and The Local community in Providing for Religious, Moral and Spiritual Growth....Pages 1055-1065
Religious Education, Gender and Equality....Pages 1067-1079
Front Matter....Pages 1081-1081
Introduction to Section Five: The Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimension in Education: Pedagogical Implications....Pages 1083-1091
Adapting to the Requirments of the Individual in the R.E. Classroom....Pages 1093-1109
Spirituality and Identity Within/Without Religion....Pages 1111-1125
Rediscovering the Spiritual Dimension in Education: Promoting a Sense of Self and Place, Meaning and Purpose in Learning....Pages 1127-1139
A Qur’anic Approach to the Concept of ‘Living Together’: Ta’aruf....Pages 1141-1148
Front Matter....Pages 1081-1081
Transforming Self and Subject: Toward an Integrative Spiritual Pedagogy....Pages 1149-1163
Should Teachers Adopt Differential Strategies for Young Boys and Girls in Relation to Spiritual Development?....Pages 1165-1178
Nurturing the Spirit in Primary Religious Education Classrooms....Pages 1179-1192
Mary in Religious Education: Theological Foundations and Educational Frameworks....Pages 1193-1207
Education in Prayer —Recommendations from Research....Pages 1209-1224
The Role of Literature in Children’s Spiritual Development....Pages 1225-1235
Approaching the Teaching of Religious Education Through the Creative Arts....Pages 1237-1252
The Images of God of Middle Secondary School Adolescents: Implications for Religious Education....Pages 1253-1264
Towards Establishing a Wisdom Dimension in Education Through Poetry: an Exploration of Some of Thomas Merton’s Ideas....Pages 1265-1277
Building Bridges and Right Relations: A Study In Fostering Spiritual, Moral and Social Growth Through Groupwork Skills with Young Children....Pages 1279-1291
Innovative Facilitation Strategies for Religion Education 1 ....Pages 1293-1306
Engaging Children in Spiritual Discovery in a Multi-Faith Approach....Pages 1307-1320
Creative and Spiritual Education in the Human Development Process....Pages 1321-1341
Soulful Learning: A Vital Component of Curriculum Development....Pages 1343-1359
Teaching Scripture in Religious Education....Pages 1361-1376
The Theatre of Learning: Developing Spirituality Through Experiential and Active Techniques Which also Promote Academic Achievement in Religious Education....Pages 1377-1389