Religion Education in Politics : Analysis of Ideas in Parliamentary Debates in Norway / Inge Andersland

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andersland, Inge, Author.

Series:

Religious Diversity and Education in Europe 45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

RE.

politics.

parliamentary debates.

religious education.

religion education.

national identity.

religious identity.

idea analysis.

non-confessional.

didactics of religion.

policy analysis.

cultural heritage.

Charles Taylor.

Durkheimian dispensations.

Religionspädagogik.

Politische Soziologie.

Local Subjects:

RE.

politics.

parliamentary debates.

religious education.

religion education.

national identity.

religious identity.

idea analysis.

non-confessional.

didactics of religion.

policy analysis.

cultural heritage.

Charles Taylor.

Durkheimian dispensations.

Religionspädagogik.

Politische Soziologie.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 p.)

Edition:

1st, New ed.

Place of Publication:

Münster Waxmann 2021

Summary:

What sort of religion education (RE) is best suited for public education? Should RE teach young people how to deal with religious diversity, or should it provide them with religious guidance and a sense of belonging? Should it do both? Religion Education in Politics is an in-depth study of the ways in which Norwegian politicians have negotiated such issues, both before the introduction of an integrative and non-confessional RE subject and after the verdict against Norwegian RE in the European Court of Human Rights. The book offers analyses of ideas about RE in parallel with ideas of national and religious identity and the purpose of education. Thus, it sheds new light on the complexities involved in political debates around the subject. A broad array of political positions is studied in the book and it therefore provides insights valuable for policy makers, researchers, school managers and other stakeholders in the field of religion education.

Contents:

1 A political-ideational approach to RE 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Historical background and former research 1.3 The structure of the book 2 Idea analysis of political speech 2.1 Idea analysis as method for analysing policy texts 2.2 Proceedings from parliamentary debates as material 3 Approaching RE, religious and national identity and the purpose of Norwegian education 3.1 Religion education 3.2 The relationship between religious and national identity 3.2.1 Why discuss religious and national identity together with ideas about RE? 3.2.2 Taylor on configurations of religious and national identities 3.3 The purpose of Norwegian education 3.3.1 The OECD and global education policy in Norway 3.3.2 Ideas about the purpose of Norwegian education in tension - between objects clauses and the OECD 3.4 Overview of the analytical tools 4 Ideas about RE, religious and national identity, and the purpose of Norwegian education in 1995 4.1 Key ideas in the debate 4.1.1 Problem definitions 4.1.2 Policy solutions 4.1.3 Meta-ideas 4.1.4 Summary of the key ideas in the debate 4.2 Religion education 4.2.1 Independent MP Christiansen and the Socialist Left Party 4.2.2 The non-socialist parties 4.2.3 The Labour Party 4.2.4 Summary of ideas about the RE in the 1995 debate 4.3 The relationship between religious and national identity 4.3.1 Independent MP Christiansen and the Socialist Left Party 4.3.2 The non-socialist parties 4.3.3 The Labour Party 4.3.4 Summary of ideas about the relationship between religious and national identity in the 1995 debate 4.4 The purpose of Norwegian education 4.4.1 Independent MP Christiansen and the Socialist Left Party 4.4.2 The non-socialist parties 4.4.3 The Labour Party 4.4.4 Summary of ideas about the purpose of Norwegian education in the 1995 debate 5 Ideas about RE, religious and national identity, and the purpose of Norwegian education in 2008 5.1 Key ideas in the debate 5.1.1 Policy solutions 5.1.2 Problem definitions 5.1.3 Meta-ideas 5.1.4 Summary of the key ideas in the 2008 debate 5.2 Religion education 5.2.1 The government parties 5.2.2 The opposition parties 5.2.3 Summary of ideas about RE in the 2008 debate 5.3 The relationship between religious and national identity 5.3.1 The governing parties 5.3.2 The opposition parties 5.3.3 Summary of ideas about the relationship between religious and national identity in the 2008 debate 5.4 The purpose of Norwegian education 5.4.1 The governing parties 5.4.2 The opposition parties 5.4.3 Summary of ideas about the purpose of Norwegian education in the 2008 debate 6 Comparing ideas about RE, religious and national identity, and the purpose of Norwegian education 6.1 Religion education 6.1.1 Ideas in the 1995 debate 6.1.2 Ideas in the 2008 debate 6.1.3 Ideas about RE in the debates 6.2 The relationship between religious and national identity 6.2.1 Ideas in the 1995 debate 6.2.2 Ideas in the 2008 debate 6.2.3 Ideas about the relationship between religious and national identity in the debates 6.3 The purpose of Norwegian education 6.3.1 Ideas in the 1995 debate 6.3.2 Ideas in the 2008 debate 6.3.3 Ideas about the purpose of Norwegian education in the debates 7 Developments and relationships in ideas about RE, religious and national identity, and the purpose of Norwegian education 7.1 Developments in political ideas about RE 7.2 Combinations of ideas about RE, religious and national identity, and the purpose of Norwegian education 7.2.1 1995: Independent MP Christiansen and the Socialist Left Party 7.2.2 1995: The non-socialist parties 7.2.3 1995: The Labour Party 7.2.4 2008: The governing parties 7.2.5 2008: The opposition parties 7.3 Relationships among ideas about RE, religious and national identity, and the purpose of Norwegian education 7.3.1 Ideas about RE and the relationship between religious and national identity 7.3.2 Ideas about RE and the purpose of Norwegian education 7.4 Former claims and the findings in this book Abbreviations List of tables References Appendix I: Overview of the politicians in the debates Appendix II: The objects clauses from 1969 and 2009

ISBN:

3-8309-9452-4

Publisher Number:

9783830994527