Citizenship Through Secondary Religious Education

Author:   Liam Gearon
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415298124


Pages:   204
Publication Date:   23 October 2003
Format:   Paperback
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Citizenship Through Secondary Religious Education


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Religion has achieved ever greater prominence in debates about citizenship at every level of cultural, economic, social and political life. Citizenship through Secondary Religious Education highlights some of the key issues surrounding citizenship for the R.E. teacher. Topics selected include those of historical and immediate relevance to teaching citizenship through religious education. There are chapters covering general critical planning issues and those concentrating on specific themes such as: The open society and its enemies planning for citizenship through religious education genocide asylum freedom of religion and belief sustainable development the rights of indigenous peoples. Practical in its style, the guidance presented in this book will be invaluable to teachers and student teachers of religious education and specialists in citizenship. Those who have been allocated responsibility for teaching Citizenship or Religious Education, or are looking to teach them as second subjects, will also find this book a useful resource.

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Author:   Liam Gearon
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780415298124


ISBN 10:   0415298121
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   23 October 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction- The City of God: Citizenship through Religious Education Part 1. Citizenship and Religious Education: Critical Contexts and Planning Issues 1. The Open Society and its Enemies: Citizenship and Religious Education 2. The Politics of Hell on Earth: Human Rights and Religious Education 3. Conflict in the Curriculum: Planning for Citizenship through Religious Education Part 2. Citizenship through Religious Education: Rights, Wrongs and Responsibilities 4. Genocide through Religious Education 5. Slavery through Religious Education 6. Asylum through Religious Education 7. Freedom of Expression through Religious Education 8. Freedom of Religion and Belief though Religious Education 9. Economic Rights, Environment Responsibilities: Sustainable Development through Religious Education 10. The Rights of Women through Religious Education 11. The Rights of Indigenous Peoples through Religious Education

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'Liam Gearon has given us a book which encourages discussion about the relationship between religious education and citizenship...It is a welcome addition to an area about which relatively little has been written.' - Karen Steele, British Journal of Religious Education


Author Information

Liam Gearon is Reader in Education and Director of the Centre for Research in Human Rights at the University of Surrey Roehampton.

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