Religious Education Faces the Challenge of Religious Plurality

In Europe RE in schools is predominantly organised denominationally. Growing religious plurality in particular is increasingly presenting a challenge for this organisational format. The question of how RE should be organised is currently the Subject of controversial debate within the field of religious education studies. Is an alternative format even thinkable for those who hold responsibility for RE in schools? Research into these often implicit attitudes towards religion and RE is vital for the development of future oriented forms of RE. This study consequently offers a valuable contribution to context sensitive religious education studies.

Auteur
Dr. Philipp Klutz studierte Katholische Fachtheologie und Katholische Religionspädagogik an der Universität Wien. Nach seiner dortigen Assistententätigkeit und Promotion ist er nun als Assistent am Institut für Katechetik, Religionspädagogik und Pädagogik der Katholischen Privatuniversität Linz tätig.