| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 254 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Foreword; General Introduction; Part I: Theoretical Framework; Introduction; 1 Is Religious Education Possible?; 2 Educating Persons: The Role of Religious Education; 3 Human Flourishing and a "Right to Education"; 4 Spirituality, Education, and Religion for a Human World; 5 A Framework for a Religious Life; Part II: Spiritual Education in Different Traditions; Introduction; 6 Seven Indigenous Spiritual Principles for Guiding All Students toward Survival, Peace, Health, and Happiness. |
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7 Religion, Spirituality, and Education for Human Flourishing: A Brahma Kumaris Perspective8 Religious Education, Spirituality, and Human Flourishing: Perspectives from the Sikh Dharam; 10 An Interreligious Approach to Religious Education; Part III: Pedagogical Case Studies; Introduction; 11 Spirituality and Education about Religion: A New Topic for Public High Schools in New Zealand; 12 Fathoming, Engaging, Abiding: The Story of the Wisdom Project; 13 Learning to Live Together; 14 The Purpose Project: Fostering Adolescent Spiritual Growth and Flourishing. |
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15 Taking Life into Consideration: Challenges for Religious Education and Spirituality as Human Flourishing in the European School ContextConclusion; About the Contributors; Index. |
| Summary |
This book is a unique collection of interdisciplinary articles that argue for religious education to be directed primarily towards the spiritual insofar as it is part of a flourishing human life. The articles address this issue from the perspectives of theory, different religious traditions and innovative teaching and learning practices. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Education -- Religious aspects.
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Education -- Religious aspects. |
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Education. |
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Religious education.
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Religious education. |
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Spirituality -- Study and teaching.
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Education, Humanistic.
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Spirituality -- Study and teaching. |
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Spirituality. |
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General. |
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Education, Humanistic. |
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EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gill, Scherto.
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Thomson, Garrett.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Redefining religious education. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014 9781137378149 (DLC) 2013049373 (OCoLC)877554315 |
| ISBN |
9781137373892 (electronic book) |
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113737389X (electronic book) |
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9781137378149 |
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113737814X |
| Standard No. |
10.1057/9781137373892 |
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