Title:
Religion and Religious Diversity within Education in a Social Pedagogical Context in Times of Crisis: Can Religious Education Contribute to Community Cohesion?
Languages of Item:
English
Abstract:
In this article the author argues that the teaching of religion(s) in education, in a social pedagogical context, can encourage community cohesion especially when, during the current harsh crisis, the need for cohesion seems to be of paramount importance in enabling seemingly insurmountable problems to be overcome. At the same time minorities become vulnerable and diversity, a matter of high priority, comes to the fore. The author reviews evidence of research on the effect of educational intervention within Religious Education on student attitudes toward religious diversity. He proposes that constructivist methodology, using theatre/drama as a means of Religious Education, could give people the choice to be critical religious believers and active members in a society applying the fundamental social pedagogical principle of tolerance to and respect for the ‘other’.
Authors:
Marios Koukounaras-Liagkis
Journal:
International Journal of Social Pedagogy
Number:
1. Special Issue ‘Social Pedagogy in Times of Crisis in Greece’.
Keywords:
Religious education, diversity, social pedagogical context, community cohesion, action research, applied theatre
Main subject category:
Education - Sport science
