Teaching Religion
Fifty Years of Religious Education in England and Wales
Published on 1. September 1997
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-0-85989-489-0 (ISBN)
Description
Teaching Religion is the first book to trace the developments in religious education in England and Wales in the half century to 1994. It starts with the 1944 Butler Act and ends with the DFE Circular of 1994 which was issued to take further the RE provision in the 1988 Education Reform Act.
Teaching Religion sets the changes in religious education against changes in education as a whole and changes in society. The complex interaction between and influence of religious thinkers, religious educators and politicians is explored, as is the suggestion that how we handle religion within the national education system can offer insights into the sort of society we are and aspire to be.
Teaching Religion sets the changes in religious education against changes in education as a whole and changes in society. The complex interaction between and influence of religious thinkers, religious educators and politicians is explored, as is the suggestion that how we handle religion within the national education system can offer insights into the sort of society we are and aspire to be.
Reviews / Votes
". . . A fine work, in which clarity and good humour are combined with scholarship and attention to detail to tell the RE story for the end of the 1990s. . . Students, teachers and colleagues in universities will use this, often with a smile, for many years to come." (Resource, Vol. 21, no. 1, Autumn 1998) "The book is well researched, well written and in a non-combative style. It offers a challenge to all involved in RE, whether politicians, the churches or RE teachers." (Journal of Beliefs and Values, Vol. 19, No. 1, 1998) " . . . A formidable survey of the political and social context in which religious education has developed since the landmark Education Act of 1944." (The Tablet, 8 November 1997)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Exeter
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85989-489-0 (9780859894890)
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Other editions
New editions
Terence Copley
Teaching Religion (New Updated Edition)
Sixty Years of Religious education in England and Wales
Book
10/2008
University of Exeter
€93.50
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Person
Terence Copley is Professor of Religious Education in the University of Exeter. He is the author of more than thirty books in the field of religious education, including Teaching Religion: Fifty Years of Religious Education in England and Wales (Exeter, 1997).