The changing religious landscape in Europe and some implications for religious education

Cush, D (2016) The changing religious landscape in Europe and some implications for religious education. In: The XIIIth EFTRE Conference: Believing, Belonging and Behaving – Challenges for Religious Education in the C21st, 31 August - 3 September 2016, Vienna, Austria.

Abstract

The religious landscape in Europe is becoming more diverse and more secular, while Christianity, though losing traditional dominance, is still an important influence. Religion is in the news, and portrayed as dangerous as well as benign. Those identifying as ‘non-religious’ may be anything from atheist humanists through to ‘spiritual’ or personally religious. Newer forms of religiosity such as Paganism are growing, and feminist, queer, postcolonial, non-realist and fundamentalist interpretations of religion add to the complexity. With calls for improved ‘religious literacy’, how can religious education best enable young people to engage with current and future religious change?

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Keynote)
Divisions:	School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities
Date Deposited:	20 Feb 2023 14:41
Last Modified:	20 Feb 2023 14:41
URI / Page ID:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/15254

	Request a change to this item or report an issue
	Update item (repository staff only)