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International Handbook of Inter-religious Education

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Editors:
  1. Kath Engebretson

    1. Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, Australia

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  2. Marian Souza

    1. National School of Religious Education, Australian Catholic University, Ballarat, Australia

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  3. Gloria Durka

    1. Graduate School of Religion &, Religious Education, Fordham University, Bronx, USA

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  4. Liam Gearon

    1. Digby Stuart College, Roehampton University, London, United Kingdom

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  • Brings together a very wide range of chapters from academics from many countries and religious traditions
  • Very timely in light of the religious divisiveness that can be present in the contemporary world and in light of the World Parliament of Religions to be held in Melbourne, Australia in 2009
  • The first time that such a group of scholars has addressed itself to this issue in a co-ordinated way
  • Represents the current scholarship of inter-religious education from an international perspective and provides direction for its future

Part of the book series: International Handbooks of Religion and Education (IHRE, volume 4)

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Table of contents (67 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. The Philosophical and Theoretical Aspects of Interreligious Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-4
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    2. Religious Pluralism and the Paradigm

      • Evelina Orteza y Miranda
      Pages 5-24

    3. Enlightenment’s Wake: Religion and Education at the Close of the Modern Age

      • L. Philip Barnes
      Pages 25-40

    4. Interreligious Education and the Question of Truth

      • Brendan Carmody
      Pages 41-55

    5. Philosophical Reflections on Dialogue

      • John L. Elias
      Pages 57-72

    6. The Search for a Common Epistemological Ground Within the Inter-religious Framework: A Concept-Centered Approach

      • I.L. Hacinebioglu
      Pages 73-83

    7. Toward a Theoretical Framework for Participating in Interreligious Dialogue and Education

      • Joseph H. Ehrenkranz, David L. Coppola
      Pages 85-101

    8. Interreligious Dialogue: Ecumenical Engagement in Interfaith Action

      • Douglas Pratt
      Pages 103-122

    9. Many Mansions: East and West in the Roman Catholic Communion

      • Paul E. Bumbar
      Pages 123-140

    10. Religious Education in United States’ State Schools

      • Gabriel Moran
      Pages 141-153

    11. Civilising Religion

      • Trond Enger
      Pages 155-173

    12. With Beating Hearts and Earnest Purpose: The Heritage of the Women Delegates’ Speeches to the World’s Parliament of Religions

      • Lucinda A. Nolan
      Pages 175-190

    13. Educational Encounters and Interreligious Education: A Latvian Case Study for Expanding the Borders of Hospitality

      • Dzintra IliÅ¡ko
      Pages 191-203

    14. Religious Foundations of Education: Perspectives of Muslim Scholars

      • Hamid Reza Alavi
      Pages 205-220

    15. Wisdom (Hikmah) as a Holistic Basis for Inter-religious Education

      • Mehmet Önal
      Pages 221-234

    16. Islamic Education in the West: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Implications

      • Amjad Hussain
      Pages 235-248

    17. Envisioning Family Ecosystems Perspective for Interreligious Education: A Christian View

      • Anthony M. Ozele
      Pages 249-263

    18. Religious Pluralism and Dialogue/Interreligious Dialogue1

      • Evelina Orteza y Miranda
      Pages 265-280

  3. The Pedagogical Aspects of Interreligious Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 281-290
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About this book

This Handbook is based on the conviction of its editors and contributing authors that understanding and acceptance of, as well as collaboration between religions has essential educational value. The development of this Handbook rests on the f- ther assumption that interreligious education has an important role in elucidating the global demand for human rights, justice, and peace. Interreligious education reveals that the creeds and holy books of the world’s religions teach about sp- itual systems that reject violence and the individualistic pursuit of economic and political gain, and call their followers to compassion for every human being. It also seeks to lead students to an awareness that the followers of religions across the world need to be, and to grow in, dialogical relationships of respect and understa- ing. An essential aim of interreligious education is the promotion of understanding and engagement between people of different religions and, therefore, it has great potential to contribute to the common good of the global community. Interreligious education has grown from the interfaith movement, whose beg- ning is usually identi?ed with the World Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in 1893. This was the ?rst time in history that leaders of the eastern and we- ern religions had come together for dialogue, and to consider working together for global unity.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, Australia

    Kath Engebretson

  • National School of Religious Education, Australian Catholic University, Ballarat, Australia

    Marian Souza

  • Graduate School of Religion &, Religious Education, Fordham University, Bronx, USA

    Gloria Durka

  • Digby Stuart College, Roehampton University, London, United Kingdom

    Liam Gearon

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