Religion, Education, Dialogue and Conflict - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138814504 ISBN 13: 9781138814509

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Religion, Education, Dialogue and Conflict analyses the European Commission-funded REDCo project, which addressed the question of how religions might contribute to dialogue or conflict in Europe. Researchers in education from eight countries – the UK, Estonia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the Russian Federation, Norway and Spain – studied how young Europeans of different religious, cultural and political backgrounds could engage in dialogue in the context of the school.

Empirical studies conducted with 14-16 year old students included them offering their own perspectives and analyses of teaching and learning in both dialogue and conflict situations. Although there were some different national patterns and trends, most students wished for peaceful coexistence across differences, andbelieved this to be possible. The majority agreed that peaceful coexistence depended on knowledge about each other’s religions and worldviews, sharing common interests and doing things together. The project found that students who learn about religious diversity in school are more willing to discuss religions and beliefs with students of other backgrounds than those who do not.

The international range of expert contributors to this book evaluate the results of the REDCo project, providing examples of its qualitative and quantitative studies and reflecting on the methods and theory used in the project as a whole.

This book was originally published as a special issue of the British Journal of Religious Education.

About this title

From the Author:

This book gives a cross-section of reports on some of the wide-ranging research from the European Commission REDCo Project (involving 8 European countries), including discussion of the various uses of the interpretive approach by individuals and groups of REDCo researchers.

About the Author:

Robert Jackson is Professor of Education at the University of Warwick, Director of Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit, and Professor of Religious Diversity and Education at the Council of Europe-related European Wergeland Centre in Oslo. He was Editor of the British Journal of Religious Education 1996-2011.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1138814504
• ISBN 13: 9781138814509
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 190
• Editor: Jackson Robert