Beyond the Big Six Religions: Expanding the Boundaries in the Teaching of Religion and Worldviews - Couverture souple

Holt, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908258357 ISBN 13 : 9781908258359

Editeur : University of Chester Press, 2019

Synopsis

Beyond the Big Six Religions: Expanding the Boundaries in the Teaching of Religion and Worldviews is a timely addition to the literature surrounding Religious Education teaching in schools. The book explores the desirability and possibility of expanding the breadth of religious and non-religious worldviews within the classroom. Written by an expert in Religious Education and minority religions, this book articulates the importance of the inclusion of minority voices within the classroom, and in wider society. The case for expanding the boundaries of what we mean by the big six is developed using the examples of Christianity and Islam and moving beyond the views and teachings that predominate in today's world. The place of religions and worldviews outside the big six is then explored with introductions to the central concepts, beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jehovah's Witnesses, Shi'a Islam, Ahmadiyya Islam, Bahá'í, Humanism, Jainism, Paganism and Rastafari, together with practical advice on how they can be taught in the classroom. This book provides the balance between developing the understanding of the reader, and its immediate applicability to the classroom.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

James D. Holt is Associate Professor of Religious Education at the University of Chester. Prior to this he was a secondary school Religious Education teacher working in many different roles including Advanced Skills Teacher and working for the QCA as a Regional Subject Adviser. James is the Chair of Examiners for Religious Studies with one of the major awarding organisations. He is the author of Religious Education in the Secondary School: An Introduction to Teaching, Learning and the World Religions (Routledge, 2015). He holds a PhD in Latter-day Theology from the University of Liverpool where his thesis focussed around constructing a Latter-day Saint theology of religions.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chester Press
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908258357
• ISBN 13: 9781908258359
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 335
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