TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alexander,Hanan A.
AU  - Agbaria,Ayman K.
ED  - ProQuest (Firm)
TI  - Commitment, character, and citizenship: religious education in liberal democracy 
T2  - Routledge research in education
AV  - LC107 .C66 2012
U1  - 379.2/8 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Religion in the public schools
KW  - Religion and state
KW  - Religious education
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. The case for religious education in liberal democracy -- pt. 2. Unity versus diversity in liberal democracy -- pt. 3. Spirituality and morality in religious and democratic education -- pt. 4. Opening up religious education for democracy; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries
N2  - "As liberal democracies include increasingly diverse and multifaceted populations, the longstanding debate about the role of the state in religious education and the place of religion in public life seems imperative now more than ever. The maintenance of religious schools and the planning of religious education curricula raise a profound challenge. Too much state supervision can be conceived as interference in religious freedom and as a confinement of the right to cultural liberty. Too little supervision can be seen as neglecting the development of the liberal values required to live and work in a democratic society and as abandoning those who within their communities wish to attain a more rigorous education for citizenship and democracy. This book draws together leading educationalists, philosophers, theologians, and social scientists to explore issues, problems, and tensions concerning religious education in a variety of international settings. The contributors explore the possibilities and limitations of religious education in preparing citizens in multicultural and multi-religious democratic societies"-- Provided by publisher
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=981705
ER  -