Religious Education for Plural Societies: The Selected Works of Robert Jackson
About this ebook
Religious Education for Plural Societies highlights key writings from Robert Jackson’s international career in education. It provides a historical perspective in relation to current debates about religious education in the UK and internationally, drawing attention to current issues of concern.
Carefully selected examples explore the key themes in religious education that allow us to consider how things were, how they are now and the future for the field of study. Split into parts: empirical research; the interpretive approach to religious education pedagogy; religious education and plurality and human rights and international policy developments, Robert Jackson also provides an overview of the text in the form of a general introduction, and also introductions to each section of the book, allowing the reader a personal insight into why each piece has been chosen.
Religious Education for Plural Societies allows readers to follow themes and strands across Robert Jackson’s career and see how his work has contributed to the development of the fields of religions and education. It will be of interest to all followers of Robert Jackson’s work and any reader interested in the development of religious education in the UK and internationally.
About the author
Robert Jackson is Emeritus Professor in the Centre for Education Studies at the University of Warwick, UK and Founding Director of Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit (WRERU). He has held Visiting Professorships at Oslo Metropolitan University and the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Education at Stockholm University, and received honorary doctorates from The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (NTNU), and the Norwegian School of Theology (MF), Oslo.
