Religious Education in a Pluralist Society: The Key Philosophical Issues Tapa blanda - 1999 - 1st Edición

New. 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… Leer más

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This book discusses the philosophical issues underlying the teaching of religious education, and the conflict between religion and democratic values; it scrutinises religious education programmes in the UK, USA and Australia, and evalua

Paperback / softback. New. Religious education in liberal pluralist societies underwent radical change in the 1980s and 1990s, with a major shift towards multi-faith, educationally oriented programmes. This text looks at the philosophical underpinning of the study and teaching of religion in modern societies.

Woburn Pr, 1999. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 208 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

Woburn Pr, 1999. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 208 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

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