New Perspectives on Religious and Spiritual Education

Contents

Meeting the needs for new perspectives of thought and practice in religious and spiritual education

An interdisciplinary approach

A balance between explanation and interpretation

Relation with other fields of interest

References

I. An interdisciplinary approach

Does body-based learning lead to a better retention of religious education knowledge?

Abstract

Introduction

1. Body-based learning in religious education

2. Research question, methodology and sample

3. Empirical results

4. Discussion

References

Developing students’ willingness to encounter difference

Teachers’ practices in Islamic education Abstract

Introduction

1. Different approaches to dealing with diversity in religious education

2. Empirical research into teachers’ practices in Islamic education

3. Results

4. Discussion

5. Conclusion

References

Thinking about the afterlife

A cognitive science perspective on what children tend to believe Abstract

Introduction

1. Theoretical reflection

2. Empirical research

3. Method

4. Results

5. Conclusion and discussion

References

Abstract

Introduction

1. Theoretical perspectives

2. The Norwegian context

3. The texts and tasks

4. Three texts about Jesus

5. Conclusion and concluding remarks

References

Interfaith education and phenomenological method

Abstract

Introduction

1. Foundational epistemological and methodological thought

2. Dewey, Habermas and phenomenology

3. The origins and distinctiveness of phenomenology

4. The complementary ends of phenomenology

5. Phenomenology and the spiritual exemplar

6. Phenomenology as method for interfaith education

7. Conclusion

Abstract

Introduction

1. Theoretical background

2. Empirical research into morality, religion and spirituality in educators’ voices

3. Results

4. Conclusion

References

II. A balance between explanation and interpretation

‘Ears to hear’ – the Bible, the Sower and performative Christianity

Abstract

Introduction and research questions

1. Parts and wholes in and out of context

3. Localising the global: The Sower in Solentiname

4. Re-distributing the local: The sower in the classroom

5. Conclusion

References

Personal projects among students of theology

Motivational variations between different study phases

Introduction

1. Theoretical background: The personal worldview as a dynamic context for goals and intentions

2. Empirical research

3. Results

4. Discussion

5. Conclusion

References

Religious myth as the leading discourse in religious education

A reflection based on the Abrahamic religions Abstract

Introduction

1. Culture and multiculturalism

2. Religion and religious pluralism

3. The pivotal role of myth

4. The Jewish myth

5. The Christian myth

6. The Islamic myth

7. Implications for religious education

8. Further research

9. Conclusion

References

Imagination’s role in religious and spiritual education

Abstract

Introduction

1. “Corporate images” and the Christian world of meaning

2. Imagination: Operating processes

3. Imagination: Implications for religious and spiritual education

4. Conclusion

References

Rethinking the role of religious education in a knowledge society

A Shia Ismaili Muslim perspective Abstract

Introduction

1. Relevant literature background

2. An interdisciplinary approach to religious education

3. A cosmopolitan ethic through religious education

4. Conclusion

References

Internet Sources

III. A contribution to wider fields of interest

Education and nurture revisited in the light of spirituality

Abstract

Introduction

1. The dynamics of spirituality in education

2. How can religion and religious education relate to education in general?

3. Education and nurture discussed against a Norwegian background

4. Religion in spiritual education and political ethics

5. Conclusion

References

The securitization of religion in education

Abstract

Introduction

1. Separation: the Enlightenment inheritance

2. Suppression: the totalitarian legacy

3. Synthesis: the United Nations and the (post-)Cold War

4. Securitization: religion in education post-9/11

5. Discussion

6. Conclusion

References

The spiritual life of Maltese adolescents attending Catholic schools

Abstract

Introduction

1. Formation at Catholic schools

2. Empirical research

3. Results

5. Conclusion

References

Confirmation work instructions and confirmation workers in Nordic Lutheran Churches

Abstract

Introduction

1. The aim and the theoretical frame of the study

2. The written curricula and the role of the workers in curricular instruction

3. The enacted curriculum: workers realizing the confirmation work

4. Discussion

5. Conclusion

References

Religious and spiritual education as contributors to the development of the whole person

Abstract

Introduction

1. The similarities and differences of the concepts “religion” and “spirituality”

2. Religious and spiritual education as mutual contributors to positive development

3. Religious and spiritual education as contributors to citizenship education

4. The pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning in religious and spiritual education

5. Concluding remarks

References

Religious and spiritual resilience in cases of critical life events

Lessons for religious education1 Abstract

Introduction

1. Religious functionality

2. Religious resilience: some research results

3. Can we build up resilience intentionally?

4. Widows – experienced loss through death and religious judgement

5. Conclusion

References