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International Handbook of Inter-religious Education

By Evelina Orteza y Miranda (auth.) , Kath Engebretson , Marian de Souza , Gloria Durka , Liam Gearon (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2010
ISBN
1402092733, 9781402092732
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4020-9260-2
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
28 MB (29787520 bytes)
Series
International Handbooks of Religion and Education 4
Edition
1
Pages
1764\1153
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Sociology of Education; Educational Philosophy; Re

Description

This Handbook has the potential to redress the distortion of information about particular religions, to add to understanding about what religions have in common, and to suggest how they can work together for justice and peace. In the present day there is a vital resurgence of interest in religions, with new movements emerging from long established religious traditions. There is also, around the world, a growing sense of the need to preserve indigenous religions, even when these have accommodated to imported traditions. The Handbook gives a voice to this resurgence of interest, and addresses inter-religious education from a range of religious viewpoints and contexts. The publication is very timely especially in light of the need for religions of the world to together contemplate and actively promote human rights, social justice and peace, for religions have a specific mandate for this.

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