The Routledge International Handbook of Religious Education - 9781138577183

Taylor & Francis

The Routledge International Handbook of Religious EducationAuthor(s): Derek Davis, Elena Miroshnikova\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138577183, 978-1138577183\nSynopsis\nHow and what to teach about religion is controversial in every country. The Routledge International Handbook of Religious Education is the first book to comprehensively address the range of ways that major countries around the world teach religion in public and private educational institutions. \n\nIt discusses how three models in particular seem to dominate the landscape. Countries with strong cultural traditions focused on a majority religion tend to adopt an \""identification model,\"" where instruction is provided only in the tenets of the majority religion, often to the detriment of other religions and their adherents. Countries with traditions that differentiate church and state tend to adopt a \""separation model,\"" thus either offering in.