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Special Religious Education in Australia and its Value to Contemporary Society

Author : Zehavit Gross
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030679691
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Special Religious Education in Australia and its Value to Contemporary Society written by Zehavit Gross and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-22 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the advantages of and challenges concerning Special Religious Education (SRE) in multicultural Australia and argues for the need for General Religious Education (GRE) as well. Through the lens of the most recent scholarship, and drawing on an in-depth qualitative study and specific case studies, the book examines the current debate on the role of religious education within government schools. It addresses key concepts of values education, spirituality, health and wellbeing, and cultural and religious identity. It analyses why it is important to retain SRE, together with GRE, as government policy. It explores highly relevant, controversial and contested issues regarding SRE, including the 30% of Australia’s population who declare themselves as having “no religion”, and brings fresh insights to the table. While secularization has increased in both the national and international spheres, there has also been an increase in fundamentalism within religious beliefs. Events such as the September 11 terror attacks and the more recent mass shootings by white supremacists and eco-fascists in Christchurch, New Zealand, and Pittsburgh and San Diego in the USA are reminders that religion is still a major actor in the twenty-first century. This poses new challenges for the relationship between church and state, and demonstrates the need to revisit the role of religious education within government schools. While the importance of GRE is generally acknowledged, SRE has increasingly come under attack by some researchers and teacher and parent bodies as being inappropriate and contradictory to the values of the postmodern world. On the other hand, the key stakeholders from all the faith traditions in Australia wish to retain the SRE classes in government schools. The book addresses this burning issue, and shows that it is relevant not only for Australia but also globally.

Reimagining the Landscape of Religious Education

Author : Zehavit Gross
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031201337
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Reimagining the Landscape of Religious Education written by Zehavit Gross and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-13 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together new thinking and research on religious education’s complex and evolving role in the multicultural, diverse postmodern era. It facilitates new realism and understanding of the current situation from empirical and reflective accounts relating to a variety of countries and political contexts, as well as providing innovative methodological approaches to the study of education and religion. In different contexts around the world, at different levels of education, and from different theoretical lenses, religious education occupies a contested space. The ongoing, changing nature of the world due to increasing secularization, rapid technological change, mass immigration, globalization processes, conflict and challenging security issues, from inter to intra state levels, and with shifting geopolitical power balances, generates the need to reconceptualize where religious education is positioned. It claims that religious education on its own can be an agent of moral, social and spiritual transformation are disputed. There is significant controversy about whether special religious education, that is in-faith education, still has a role within the post-modern world.

Living Well in a World Worth Living in for All

Author : Kristin Elaine Reimer
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819718481
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Living Well in a World Worth Living in for All written by Kristin Elaine Reimer and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Religious Education in a Global-Local World

Author : Jenny Berglund
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319322893
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Religious Education in a Global-Local World written by Jenny Berglund and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Religious Education (RE) in over ten countries, including Australia, Indonesia, Mali, Russia, UK, Ireland, USA, and Canada. Investigating RE from a global and multi-interdisciplinary perspective, it presents research on the diverse past, present, and possible future forms of RE. In doing so, it enhances public and professional understanding of the complex issues and debates surrounding RE in the wider world. The volume emphasizes a student-centred approach, viewing any kind of ‘RE’, or its absence, as a formative lived experience for pupils. It stresses a bottom-up, sociological and ethnographic/anthropological research-based approach to the study of RE, rather than the ‘top down’ approaches which often start from prescriptive legal, ideological or religious standpoints. The twelve chapters in this volume regard RE as an entity that has multiple and contested meanings and interpretations that are constantly negotiated. For some, ‘RE’ means religious nurturing, either tailored to parental views or meant to inculcate a uniform religiosity. For others, RE means learning about the many religious and non-religious world-views and secular ethics that exist, not promoting one religion or another. Some seek to avoid the ambiguous term ‘religious education’, replacing it with terms such as ‘education about religions and beliefs’ or ‘the religious dimension of intercultural education’.

Language and Spirit

Author : Robyn Moloney
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030930645
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Language and Spirit written by Robyn Moloney and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-07 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book explores stories of linguistic and spiritual identity in the urban and rural Australian landscape. It is an innovative mix of thirty six personal narratives and eleven research studies, which together offer accounts of the intersection of languages, religion and spirituality in people’s lives. Teachers of Indigenous languages speak of the critical connection between language revitalization, the spirituality of Country, and well-being. Both new and long-established diaspora individuals speak of the often complex but vital joint role of language and faith in belonging and heritage. The new dimension which the book brings to multilingualism is relevant to all complex global societies. Language and Spirit is ideal for both the general reader interested in community languages and interfaith issues, and academics in global intercultural studies and Applied Linguistics study wishing to gain a nuanced insight into the Language and Spirit intersection.

Secularisation in Australian Education since 1910

Author : Clarissa Carden
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900450348X
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Secularisation in Australian Education since 1910 written by Clarissa Carden and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining an overview of the interdisciplinary literature with original case studies, this volume examines Australian education through the lens of secularisation, from 1910 to the present, questioning the nature of “secular settlements” and the role of Christianity in Australian schools.

Religious Education and the Anglo-World

Author : Stephen Jackson
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004432175
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Religious Education and the Anglo-World written by Stephen Jackson and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, Religious Education and the Anglo-World examines the relationship between empire and religious education. Demonstrating close historical connections between case studies, the work calls for a transnational approach to the study of religious education.

Religious Education in a Pluralist Society

Author : John Edwards
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131795808X
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Religious Education in a Pluralist Society written by John Edwards and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-12 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religious education in liberal pluralist societies such as the UK, the USA, and Australian underwent radical change in the 1980s and 1990s, with a major shift towards multi-faith, educationally oriented programmes. This has meant significant modifications to both the content and the methodology of religious-education courses and to the way they are conceived of and taught in schools and universities. One important implication of this change for the teaching and study of religion today is the need for a philosophical dimension that deals with issues such as the truth status of religious statements and the moral acceptability of religious claims. This dimension is often insufficiently developed; this lack is made more critical by the multiple competing truth claims of various religions, giving rise to such contentious problems as the growth of fundamentalism, increasing religious intolerance and conflict, and differences of opinion on central moral problems such as birth control, abortion and euthanasia. This text attempts to provide the philosophical underpinning that the study and teaching of religion in modern societies requires.

Reflecting on Faith Schools

Author : Helen Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317997611
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Reflecting on Faith Schools written by Helen Johnson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profound changes in society, government policy and the political landscape, as well as cataclysmic events such as 9/11, have greatly altered perceptions of faith schools and their existence now causes more controversy than ever. Taking a reflective practice approach, this study by people working within faith schools and colleges explores the new hot issues surrounding the subject in a sophisticated way. Looking at the supposed secularisation of the West, the nature of the multi-cultural and multi-faith society, the role of women, the spiritual development of children and most of all, the form that the tolerance of religious diversity should take in liberal societies, this book encourages readers to re-examine their assumptions and to consider faith schools as a part of the future of the English schooling system, within a multi-cultural society. This book was previously published as a special issue of The International Journal of Children's Spirituality.

Controversies in Contemporary Religion

Author : Paul Hedges
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Controversies in Contemporary Religion written by Paul Hedges and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religious or spiritual beliefs underpin many controversies and conflicts in the contemporary world. Written by a range of scholarly contributors, this three-volume set provides contextual background information and detailed explanations of religious controversies across the globe. Controversies in Contemporary Religion: Education, Law, Politics, Society, and Spirituality is a three-volume set that addresses a wide variety of current religious issues, analyzing religion's role in the rise of fundamentalism, censorship, human rights, environmentalism and sustainability, sexuality, bioethics, and other questions of widespread interest. Providing in-depth context and analysis far beyond what's available in the news or online, this work will enable readers to understand the nature of and reasons for controversies in current headlines. The first volume covers theoretical and academic debates, the second looks at debates in the public square and ethical issues, while the third examines specific issues and case studies. These volumes bring detailed and careful debate of a range of controversies together in one place, including topics not often coveredfor example, how religions promote or hinder social cohesion and peace, the relationship of religions to human rights, and the intersection of Buddhism and violence. Written by a range of experts that includes both established and emerging scholars, the text explains key debates in ways that are accessible and easy to understand for lay readers as well as undergraduate students researching particular issues or global religious trends.

Echo and Silence

Author : Maurice James Ryan
Publisher : Social Science Press
ISBN 13 : 9781876633226
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (332 download)

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Download or read book Echo and Silence written by Maurice James Ryan and published by Social Science Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Civics and Citizenship Education in Australia

Author : Andrew Peterson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474248209
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Civics and Citizenship Education in Australia written by Andrew Peterson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civics and Citizenship Education in Australia provides a comprehensive analysis of teaching and learning in this field in Australian schools, drawing on case study material to demonstrate the current practice in the field. Reflecting on the issues and possibilities raised by the inclusion of civics and citizenship education in the new national Australian curriculum, leading national and international scholars analyse the subject's theoretical, curricular and pedagogical bases and approaches. Placing civics and citizenship education within historical and contemporary contexts, the book critically explores a range of issues concerning the development, organisation and teaching of the subject. These include how the subject might include indigenous, global and Asian perspectives, and how it may help students to engage with issues around sustainability, active citizenship, diversity, religion and values. The final chapters written by scholars from England, the USA, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore adopt a comparative approach situating Australian civics and citizenship education in the wider international context.

Spiritual and Religious Education

Author : Mal Leicester
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135698619
Total Pages : 700 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Spiritual and Religious Education written by Mal Leicester and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-15 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume V distinguishes religious and spiritual education and takes a multi-faith approach to pedagogic, curricular and resource issues. The important area of collective worship is also addressed.

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

Author : Marian de Souza
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402052464
Total Pages : 1417 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book International Handbook of the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions in Education written by Marian de Souza and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-06-04 with total page 1417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today’s pluralistic world, many cultures feel a shift in the relationship of people with religious traditions. A corresponding movement is a resurgence of interest in human spirituality. This Handbook presents the views of education scholars who engage these concepts every day, in a collection of essays reflecting the international state of the discipline. Out of these rises a vision for the emergence of a just and peaceful world.

A Common Search

Author : Maurice James Ryan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780977599318
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book A Common Search written by Maurice James Ryan and published by . This book was released on 2007-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Subject Index to Current Literature

Author : Australian Public Affairs Information Service
Publisher : National Library Australia
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1030 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book A Subject Index to Current Literature written by Australian Public Affairs Information Service and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on with total page 1030 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Inspiring Faith in Schools

Author : Marius Felderhof
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317115937
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Inspiring Faith in Schools written by Marius Felderhof and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspiring Faith in Schools addresses the privileging of secularism that appears to affect RE in countries influenced by modern western thought. The authors argue that a more engaging form of RE would emerge if religious life were to inhabit centre stage. Currently religious faith is made to hover in the wings awaiting the call to face the inquisitorial challenge of the modern day enquirer. The consequent relationship between pupil and the Divine as the purpose of study is then already intrinsically irreligious, as indicated in the Book of Job by putting God in the dock, whereas it is the pupil who should be (cross-)examining his or her life. What are the ways of exciting and engaging the young so that they begin to entertain the possibility of religious life as a genuine option for themselves? Leading scholars in philosophy and theology from the UK, Australia, Canada and the USA come together to address these questions together with RE experts. Marius Felderhof writes an Afterword summing up the challenges faced by such a re-visioning of RE.