1st Edition
Peace Education, Religious Discourse, and Scientific Enquiry Dialogue and Collaboration from Eastern European Contexts
Introduction (Jarosław Michalski, Monika Wolińska)
Part 1. Theoretical Foundations and Perspectives of Peace Education
Chapter 1. Education for peace and promotion of dialogue (Zbigniew Babicki, Zbigniew Formella)
Chapter 2. Inner peace a habitat for life and social ecology (Andrzej Bałandynowicz, Jarosław Michalski, Monika Wolińska)
Chapter 3. Collective war and individual peace – from classical archaeology to postmodern reality (Andreas Hillert)
Chapter 4. Mondialization of peace and anthropological parallel. A voice in discussion (Zdzisław Kunicki)
Chapter 5. Psychological and pedagogical conditions of education for peace (EFP) in the family system (Marian Zdzisław Stepulak)
Chapter 6. Can forgiveness offer freedom from hatred and promote peace in your heart and homeland (Loren Toussaint)
Chapter 7. The significance of empathy in the development of a peaceful society (Martyna Czarnecka, Mevlüt Aydoğmuş)
Chapter 8. Shaping a culture of peace as an educational challenge (Marcin Klimski, Simon Kolbe, Katarzyna Uklańska)
Part 2. Ethical, Religious, and Axiological Approaches to Peace Education
Chapter 9. The common good as a prerequisite for social peace and its role in education for peace. A discussion on Jonathan Haidt's Moral Foundations Theory (MFT) (Maria Małgorzata Boużyk)
Chapter 10. Axiological foundations of education for peace in „Pacem in Terris” by St. John XXIII and its relevance to contemporary challenges (Rafał Bednarczyk, Ryszard Czekalski)
Chapter 11. The world of values in preventive education of St. Giovanni Bosco. Peace as a condition of justice (Beata Krajewska, Jan Niewęgłowski)
Chapter 12. Living together in harmony and peace – the message of Pope Francis in the encyclical Fratelli tutti (Stanisław Chrobak, Tadeusz Lewicki)
Chapter 13. To make peace. Christian inspirations for peace pedagogy (Zbigniew Kulesz)
Chapter 14. Accompaniment as a strategy for peace education (Anna Walulik)
Chapter 15. Internal anxiety and peace of heart among youth: exploring the role of religiosity and spirituality (Marzena Chrost, Sławomir Chrost)
Part 3. Contemporary Strategies and Applications in Peace Education
Chapter 16. Academic education for peace – role and opportunities for practical implementation (Anna Fidelus, Janusz Surzykiewicz)
Chapter 17. The sparks of war and sources of peace – an individual’s perspective (Witold Starnawski, Hüseyin Serçe)
Chapter 18. Education for human rights: a way to overcome conflicts (Peter Mlynarčík)
Chapter 19. In favour of peace. Maria Montessori against social inequalities, exclusion and injustice (Beata Bednarczuk)
Chapter 20. Respect for nature and the specific developmental features of a small child as the basis for peace education (Lidia Marszałek)
Chapter 21. Socio-moral approval of interpersonal aggression versus war anxiety and persistent thinking about war in young adults (Ewa Kulawska, Magdalena Boczkowska)
Chapter 22. The importance of social media – in shaping peaceful attitudes (Mariola Żelazkowska, Magdalena Żelazkowska)
Chapter 23. Upbringing for peace in education for sustainable development (Agnieszka Klimska, Kathrin Maier)
Biography
Jarosław Michalski is Professor of Pedagogy at Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Poland.
Monika Wolińska is Head of the Department of Special Pedagogy and Inclusive Education, University of Mazovia in Plock, Poland.
