Religion or ethics? A proposal for a choice.

By Lorenza Pamato After almost thirty years since the revision of the Concordat, which in 1985 made religious instruction optional, the many critical aspects of this teaching are increasingly evident, as demonstrated by the continuing...

GERMANY. Religious education for all: Hamburg’s Proje RUfa 2.0

On the 28th of April 2022, the Catholic Archdiocese of Hamburg joined the project ‘Religious Education for All (RUfa)’ (Religionsunterricht für alle). Read more: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Religionsunterricht-fuer-alle Katholische-Kirche-macht-mit,religionsunterricht118.html; https://www.zeit.de/2021/23/religionsunterricht-hamburg-paedagogik-islam judentum-christentum-alevitentum . This is a unique initiative for...

AUSTRIA. Ethics – new compulsory subject for students not attending religion classes

FIRST SECTION Reasoned press review Keywords: ethics, public school, teaching of religions, alternative teaching, Austria, Germany, Spain, Italy This section offers articles, in-depth analyses and reflections on the topic of the teaching of religions and/or ethics in...

Space for in-depth analysis – agosto 2021

Teaching religions at schools France a cura di F. Carta Schools and religions Schooling in France is free and open to all citizens indiscriminately. Compulsory schooling runs from the age of 6 to 16. Secularism is a fundamental...

SEVENTH SECTION – WORLD NEWS

A quick overview of the world news on the topic of religions and schools as reflected in the European media. USA (ALABAMA) From: nytimes.com After a 28-Year Ban, Alabama Could Allow Yoga in Public Schools After 28 years,...

The laws concerning the veil at school: various proposals.

In Denmark, the government has blocked a bill to ban the hijab in primary schools. The veil for girls and women of the Islamic religion is a distinctive sign of the choice of adherence...

FIFTH SECTION – RELIGIONS AND ACADEMIA

SWITZERLAND Da: religionskunde.ch Einführungen in religiöse Traditionen lehren – Ein hochschuldidaktischer Vorschlag am Beispiel der Sikhs This contribution illustrates how religious traditions can be taught in the context of University course of study, taking the events of...

FIRST SECTION – RAMPI AMENDMENT: Degree in the Sciences of Religions and school teaching

Over the last two months, the amendment proposed by PD senator Roberto Rampi concerning the equivalence of the Master’s degree in Sciences of Religions (LM 64) with those in History, Philosophy and Cultural Anthropology...

Teaching Islam at school: a way to prevent radicalism or to facilitate radicalization?

By Federica Candido The subject of religious teaching in public schools is an issue that gives rise to ideological debates between different cultural visions, especially when such debates are triggered by experiments and innovations on...

Teaching of religion, ethics and civic education in Germany: the debate

By Sara Giorgetti   The fifteenth State Student Council of Baden-Württemberg (LSBR) has recently expressed itself in a document that is a clear indication of the strong desire for change and modernisation of the school system...