Global Perspectives on Catholic Religious Education in Schools

Part I Theoretical Issues.- 1 The Teacher of Religion: Choosing between Professions in Catholic Schools.- 2 Catholic Religious Education: Educating for Faith.- 3 The Challenges of Integrating Catholic Religious Education and Catechesis: An American Quandary?.- 4 Rethinking Catholic Religious Education in the Light of Divine Pedagogy.- 5 New Wine in Fresh Wineskins. Rethinking the Theologicity of Catholic Religious Education.- 6 Theological Underpinnings of Australian Catholic RE: A Public Theology Proposal.- 7 The Religious Education of the Religion Teacher in Catholic Schools.- 8 Moral Formation in Catholic Religious Education: Insights from the Fourth Gospel.- 9 Von Balthasar's Theo-Aesthetics Applied to Religious Education.- 10 Primary School Parents' Perspectives on Religious Education.- 11 Examining School and Parish Interaction: Some Implications from Religious Education.- Part II Teacher Formation and Professional Development.- 12 The Transmission of Religion: Reconceptualisingthe Religious Education Leader.- 13 Confident Student to Confident RE Teacher: A Perspective from Scotland.- 14 Formation for MissioN: A systems Model within the Australian Context.- 15 Catholic Teachers, Theological Literacy and Engagement with Biblical Texts.- 16 Teacher Readiness: A Pedagogy of Encounter.- 17 A Pilgrimages: Fruitful Sources of Faith Formation for Catholic Student Teachers?.- 18 Teacher as Expert: Using Teacher Knowledge to Engage Students.- 19 A CPD and RE: What do RE Teachers in Irish Catholic School Say.- 20 Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Missing Piece in the Puzzle that is Religious Education in Catholic Schools.- Part III Pedagogical and Content Issues.- 21 Early Childhood Religious Education: It Matters, but What is its Matter?.- 22 Catholic Early Years Educators' Dilemma: Remaining Faithful to Children's Spiritualities.- 23 God, the Church and Today's Child: Cavalletti in the Classroom?.- 24 Effective Tools for Pedagogical Change in Religious Education: Experience of Teachers in Hong Kong Catholic Kindergartens and Primary Schools.- 25 Enhancing Curriculum Syllabi and Frameworks: Catechetical, Cognitive, and Affective Principles.- 26 Religious Arts and Liturgical Catechesis of Children.- 27 Education through Art: The use of Images in Catholic Religious Education.- 28 From Early Christian Art to Postmodern Visual Imaginary: New Approaches to Catholic Religious Education.- 29 Storying Faith: The Promises and Contradictions of New Media in Catholic Religious Education.- 30 Using Digital Technologies to Interpret Life: Media Literacy and Catholic Religious Education in Dialogue.- 31 Contextual Influences on KNowledge Mediation in Religious Education and its Significance for Teacher Education.- 32 Catholic Social Teaching, Catholic Education and Religious Education.- 33 The Anthropological Dimensions of the Preparation of Youth for Marriage and Family.- 34 Stewards of Creation: Laudato Si', Ecological Conversion and Religious Education.- 35 Engagement in Religious Education: Focusing on Spiritual and Religious Capabilities.- 36 Integrating Community Spirituality into Religious Education: A School Educator's Role.- 37 Applying René Girard's Mimetic Theory in the Religious Education Classroom.- 38 Profiling and Enhancing Religious Education in Catholic Schools.- 39 How do Sport Educator-Coaches Contribute to RE in Catholic Schools?.- Part IV Inter-Religious Issues.- 40 Teaching about Religious Diversity: Policy and Practice from the Council of Europe.- 41 Religious Education: A Creative Time and Space for Spiritual Development.- 42 The Student Voice in South African Catholic School Religious Education.- 43 Pedagogical Identity for Religious Education in Catholic Schools: A Brazilian Case Study.- 44 A Panorama of Christian Religious Education Education in Nigeria.- 45 Identity and Dialogue: Learning from a Personal Interreligious Encounter.- 46 Catholic Religious Education in Germany and the Challenges of Religious Plurality.-47 Interreligious Education Involving Christianity and Confucianism in Hong Kong.- 48 A Theory of Alterity as a Perspective for Interreligious Learning.- Part V Contextual Issues.- 49 Policies to Reform Religious Education in Hong Kong Catholic Schools.- 50 Catholic Youth Associations' Activities in All-Day Schools in Germany: Opportunities and Limits.- 51 The Medellín Path in the School Institution: The Chilean Case.- 52 Religious Education in the Secularized Netherlands.