What opportunities and challenges are presented to religious education across the globe by the basic human right of freedom of religion and belief? To what extent does religious education facilitate or inhibit freedom of religion in schools? What contribution can religious education make to freedom in the modern world? This volume provides answers to these and related questions by drawing together a selection of the papers delivered at the seventeenth session of the International Seminar on Religious Education and Values held in Ottawa in 2010. These reflections from international scholars, drawing upon historical, theoretical and empirical perspectives, provide insights into the development of religious education in a range of national contexts, from Europe to Canada and South Africa, as well as illuminating possible future directions for the subject.
Contents: Julian Stern: Preface - Stephen Parker/Rob Freathy/Leslie Francis: Introduction - Rob Freathy/Stephen Parker: Freedom from Religious Beliefs: Humanists and Religious Education in England in the 1960s and 1970s - Lorna M.A. Bowman: Freedom of Religion and Publicly-Funded Religious Schools in Canada - Dzintra Ilisko: Religious Freedom in a Democratic Latvia - Peta Goldburg: Religious Education: A Foundation for Freedom of Religion and Belief - Jeff Astley: Can We Choose our Beliefs? A Philosophical Question for Religious Education - Petro du Preez: Toward a Curriculum for Morality, Human Rights and the Freedom of Religion(s) and Belief(s) - Mario O. D'Souza: Pluralist Societies, First Principles, and the Freedom of Religion and Belief - Karin Nordstroem: Can We Educate for Freedom? Ethical Perspectives on the Pedagogic Paradox - Brian Gates: How Far is the Notion of 'Conscience' Redundant and 'Consciencing' a Better Alternative? - Manfred L. Pirner: Freedom of Religion and Belief in Religious Schools? Toward a Multi-perspective Theory - Rene Ferguson: Communities of Practice: Encountering the Unexpected in Narratives of Religious Diversity - Kevin O'Grady: Freedom of Belief for English Religious Education Pupils: Some Findings from the Warwick REDCo Community of Practice - Jan Grajczonek: Acknowledging Religious Diversity and Empowering Young Children's Agency and Voice in the Religion Classroom.
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