1st Edition

New Directions in Religious Education

Edited By John M. Hull Copyright 1982
230 Pages
by Routledge

230 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1982. This book brings together some of the most influential articles which had moulded British religious education. The articles are divided into specialised sections dealing with various aspects of the subject so that the main developments are clearly indicated. The first section of the book deals with research into the religious psychology of childhood. This is followed... Read more

General Editor’s Preface Philip Taylor;  Introduction: New Directions in Religious Education John M. HullPart One: Religion in Childhood and Youth: Empirical Foundations for Religious Education;  1. On Beyond Goldman: Religious Thinking and the 1970s John H. Peatling  2. Measurement Reapplied: Research into the Child’s Attitude Towards Religion Leslie Francis  3. Towards a Standardized Test of Religious Language Comprehension E. B. TurnerPart Two: The Nature of Religious Education: The Search for a Rationale;  4. Educational Religious Education Edwin Cox  5. Taking Religious Education Seriously John Wilson  6. Phenomenology and the Future of Religious Education John Marvell  7. Conceptual Research in Religious Education David Attfield  8. Religious Education: A Shocking Business Edward A. Robinson;  Part Three: The Social Context: Religious Pluralism in School and Society;  9. Teaching Religion in a Secular Plural Society Lesslie Newbigin  10. Truth in Religious Education: Further Reflections on the Implications of Pluralism Daniel W. HardyPart Four: Designing the Curriculum in Religious Education;  11. Problems of RE Syllabus Construction in a Democracy John Elliott  12. Checklists for Study of the Religious Education Syllabus H. E. Lupton  13. Discussing Religious Education: A Conceptual Framework for Consideration of Curricular Issues David GooderhamPart Five: Methods in Teaching Religion Today;  14. The Demands Made by RE on Pupils’ Thinking Trevor Kerry  15. Religion in the Multi-Faith School W. Owen Cole  16. The Multi-Faith Situation in the Secondary School Robin Minney  17. Teaching the Bible in School Paul D. Fueter

Biography

John Hull