1st Edition

World Faiths in Education

Edited By W. Owen Cole Copyright 1978
190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1978. The world religions movement gave way to a new form of religious education which was wide ranging in content and open in approach. This development raised a number of issues. How broad should the syllabus be? Should Humanism and Marxism be included? How should Christianity be taught? What role has the believer of any one faith in the teaching of RE? As curriculum... Read more

Introduction;  Part One;  1. Towards a Total View of Religion in School Owen Cole  2. Approaching Someone Else’s Beliefs – Some Criteria Owen Cole  3. The Problem of Commitment Edward Hulmes  4. Please, Sir, Do You Believe in God? Brian Gates;  Part Two;  5. Why World Religions – and Which? A Beginning, a Middle and an End Owen Cole  6. Bangles, Beads and Fairy Tales: The Use of Ritual Objects outside their Faith Context Owen Cole  7. A Thematic Approach to Teaching World Religions Roy Pitcher  8. World Religions in the Multi-Faith School Owen Cole  9. Dialogue and Religious Education Owen Cole  10. Teaching about Buddhism Dave Williams  11. Teaching about Marxism David Naylor and Jaroslav Krejci  12. What about Christianity? Owen Cole;  Part Three;  13. Religious Education: A Humanist Insight Harry Stopes-Roe  14. Religious Education: A Jewish Insight Douglas Charing  15. Religious Education: A Muslim Insight Riadhe el-Droubie  16. Removing the Illogicalities Owen Cole;  Appendix: Teaching World Religions in England and Wales Brian Gates;  Booklist;  Index

Biography

W. Owen Cole