1st Edition
Education, Politics and Religion Reconciling the Civil and the Sacred in Education
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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In recent years a number of popular books have savaged religion arguing it is a dangerous delusion that poisons human societies and relationships. This is but the most recent manifestation of a secularising agenda that has been sweeping contemporary democratic societies since the Enlightenment. This book pushes back against that agenda, examining its key assumptions and arguing that the exclusion... Read more
Introduction An Argument for Enchantment Section I: Educational, Political and Theological Theory 1. Christianity, Citizenship and Identity 2. Republican Theory, Citizenship and Religion Section II: Challenges of Historical and Philosophical Interpretation 3. Christianity, Citizenship and Education: From Antiquity to Enlightenment and its Aftermath 4. Religion, Education and Extremism: From Totalitarian Democracy to Liberal Autocracy Section III: Pragmatic and Pedagogical Approaches 5. Religious Faith, Citizenship Education and the Public Square 6. Citizenship Education as Transformation: The Possibilities of
Religious Approaches to Education Biblography
Religious Approaches to Education Biblography
Biography
James Arthur is Professor of Education and Civic Engagement at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Liam Gearon is a Professor of Education at the University of Plymouth, UK.
Alan Sears is Professor of Education at the University of New Brunswick, Canada.
