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Religious education in Catholic schools : perspectives from Ireland and the UK / Sean Whittle (ed.).

Van Pelt Library LC506.I7 R44 2018
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Whittle, Sean, editor.
James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Catholic Church.
Religious education.
Catholic schools.
Education.
Great Britain.
Ireland.
Catholic Church--Education--Ireland.
Catholic Church--Education--Great Britain.
Catholic schools--Ireland.
Catholic schools--Great Britain.
Religious education--Ireland.
Religious education--Great Britain.
Physical Description:
x, 260 pages ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Peter Lang AG, International Academic Publishers, [2018]
Summary:
"This volume draws together researchers from Ireland and the UK in order to bring into focus the complex range of issues around the teaching of Religious Education in Catholic schools within a pluralist society" -- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction by Sean Whittle
The Role of RE Teachers: Between Pedagogy and Ecclesiology / John Sullivan
The context of Religious Education in Catholic schools in Ireland / Dr. Gareth Byrne (Mater Dei, Dublin)
Educators, Ethos and Catholic primary schools in Ireland / Dr. Fiona Dineen (Limerick diocese)
The role of God parents: what does the choice of God parents suggest about education attitudes / Dr. Bernie Sweetman
Will we have teachers for Catholic primary schools in Ireland? / Daniel O'Connell
Religious Education: The Irish Secondary / Brendan P. Carmody SJ
Giving voice to children's experience in RE / Dr. Cora O'Farral
RE in English and Welsh Catholic school / Dr. Sean Whittle, (Heythrop College)
Reaffirming the place of scripture in RE / Professor Stephen McKinney
Realising the relevance of Intertestamental studies for contemporary RE / Professor Susan Doherty
Using scripture with SEND pupils reflections from a practitioner / Mr. David Purcell
Scripture, RE and the demands of our pluralist society / Mr. John Stoer
Is it time for non-confessional RE in Catholic schools / Dr. Sean Whittle (Heythrop College)
Conclusion : a proposal about the future direction of religious education in Catholic schools.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
ISBN:
9781787079823
1787079821
OCLC:
1029062309
Publisher Number:
99983497913

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