Policies and Politics of Teaching Religion

Download or read book Policies and Politics of Teaching Religion written by Theodor Hanf and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In states in which the public role of religion is controversial, religious instruction becomes both a means and an end of politics. This groundbreaking collection of case studies drawn from Arab, Asian and European countries examines different aspects of religious instruction: how it is regulated, who decides its content, the values it imparts and, in particular, whether it triggers, deepens or reduces conflict.