Spirituality, Rights and Democracy

Preface Clive Erricker and Cathy Ota Section 1: Changing social contexts 1. Introduction Clive Erricker and Cathy Ota 2. Freedom from repression: some thoughts on totalitarianism for religious, spiritual and citizenship/human rights education Liam Gearon 3. In fifty years, who will be here? Reflections on globalisation, migration and spiritual identity Clive Erricker 4. Education for transformation: meeting students' needs in changing contemporary contexts Marian de Souza 5. Rediscovery of silenced inner wisdom of spirituality: teachers' voice in the contemporary post-Soviet era Inga Belousa 6. Foundations of responsibility for children Annemie Dillen Section 2: Alternative educational contributions 7. Introduction Clive Erricker and Cathy Ota 8. Here's what you must think about nuclear power: grappling with the spiritual ground of children's judgement inside and outside Steiner Waldorf education Martin Ashley 9. Church of England schools as centres for religious abuse or avenues for religious nurture? (The rights of children to encounter faith in the school context) Howard Worsley 10. Citizenship and human rights in Islamic education Mike Castelli and Abdullah Trevathan 11. Conclusion Clive Erricker and Cathy Ota