Religion and Education: Religious Formation versus Information about Religions
| Authors | |
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Klinkhammer G.- Alberts W. (Eds.) Plurality and Representation: Religion in Education, Culture and Society |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Philosophy and religion |
| Keywords | religion and education; world religions; academic study of religions |
| Description | The main question in the area religion and education in the Czech Republic is, whether this relationship is understood as religious education or information about religions. Thus the essence of the problem facing Czech education can be summarized, the problem that has not been thoroughly opened to the discussion of experts and general public yet. Religious education is contained in the educational subject entitled Religious Education and this is education of students leading them towards religion. Usually this subject is taught by religious professionals and is voluntary. (With the exception of private religious schools, where it is compulsory). Information about religions should be contained in the educational subject called e.g. World Religions and this should cover education and providing knowledge about religions of the world, i.e. the educational aim is to inform students on various forms of religious faith, history of churches, geography of religions etc. |