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Redefining Religious Education

Spirituality for Human Flourishing

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  • © 2014

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  1. Scherto Gill
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  2. Garrett Thomson
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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. General Introduction

    1. General Introduction

      • Scherto Gill, Garrett Thomson
      Pages 1-9

  3. Theoretical Framework

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-15
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    2. Is Religious Education Possible?

      • Richard Pring
      Pages 17-28

    3. Educating Persons

      • Marius C. Felderhof
      Pages 29-41

    4. Human Flourishing and a “Right to Education”

      • Katherine Marshall
      Pages 43-58

    5. Spirituality, Education, and Religion for a Human World

      • Sharif István Horthy
      Pages 59-70

    6. A Framework for a Religious Life

      • Garrett Thomson
      Pages 71-84

  4. Spiritual Education in Different Traditions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-90
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    2. Seven Indigenous Spiritual Principles for Guiding All Students toward Survival, Peace, Health, and Happiness

      • Don Trent Jacobs
      Pages 91-101

    3. Religion, Spirituality, and Education for Human Flourishing

      • Maureen Goodman
      Pages 103-116

    4. Religious Education, Spirituality, and Human Flourishing

      • Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh
      Pages 117-129

    5. Religious Education, Spirituality, and Flourishing

      • Jinwol Y. H. Lee
      Pages 131-143

    6. An Interreligious Approach to Religious Education

      • Scherto Gill
      Pages 145-156

  5. Pedagogical Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-161
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    2. Spirituality and Education about Religion

      • Jocelyn Armstrong
      Pages 163-175

    3. Fathoming, Engaging, Abiding

      • John Breadon
      Pages 177-191

    4. Learning to Live Together

      • Agneta Ucko
      Pages 193-205

    5. The Purpose Project

      • David Streight
      Pages 207-219

    6. Taking Life into Consideration

      • Bert Roebben
      Pages 221-232
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This book is a unique collection of interdisciplinary articles that argue for religious education to be directed primarily towards the spiritual insofar as it is part of a flourishing human life. The articles address this issue from the perspectives of theory, different religious traditions and innovative teaching and learning practices.

About the authors

Richard Pring, University of Oxford, UK Sharif Horthy, Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for Peace, UK Marius Felderhof, University of Birmingham, UK Katherine Marshall, George Town University and World Faiths Development Dialogue, UK Maureen Goodman, Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, USA Jinwol Y. H. Lee, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea Bhai Sahib Dr Mohinder Singh, Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha, UK Jamie Cresswell, Centre for Applied Buddhism, UK Ming Hwee Chong, United Nations, USA Jocelyn Armstrong, USA John Breadon, Eton College, UK Bert Roebben, Institut für Katholische Theologie, Germany David Streight, Centre for Spiritual and Ethical Education, UK Professor Patrice Brodeur, University of Montreal, Canada Agneta Ucko, Interfaith Council on Ethics Education for Children, Switzerland

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