Cush, D (2021) One discipline, many methods: disciplinary futures for religion and worldviews (RE). In: BASR Annual Conference, 6 - 7 September 2021, University of Edinburgh, UK [online].
Abstract
Since the publication of the CoRE report in 2018, there has been much discussion of the concept of ‘disciplinary knowledge’ and of which academic disciplines underpin the school subject RE/RS/RWV (e.g. Kueh, 2020; Georgiou and Wright, 2020; Wintersgill 2019; Freathy el al 2019). Against most of these contributions, I argue for the simple answer that the obvious academic discipline is one – Study of Religions, or to reflect both the contested nature of the category ‘religion’ and the increasing attention paid to ‘non-religion’, Study of Religion and Worldviews. I argue that this is a discipline in its own right, however (to use Smart’s term), it is polymethodic, drawing upon, but not exhausted by, many other academic disciplines. 21st century RE/Religion and Worldviews in the UK needs to build upon CoRE, the Worldviews Project and the Big Ideas project to construct a vibrant and memorable curriculum which is both academically rigorous and personally inspiring, providing students with the knowledge and skills they need not only for the few who choose SR at university, but transferable to the many situations in which they will find themselves in in later life, both professional and personal.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Divisions: | School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Feb 2023 11:46 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Feb 2023 11:46 |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/15241 |
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