Addressing religious extremism through theologically informed religious education

The article will put the case for a robust theology to underpin religious education with potential to address contemporary matters in a way that genuinely informs and stimulates critical and self-reflective knowing. It will utilize a Habermasian frame of reference in constructing this argument. The...

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Main Author: Lovat, Terry (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer [2019]
In: Journal of Religious Education
Year: 2019, Volume: 67, Issue: 2, Pages: 103-114
RelBib Classification:AH Religious education
BJ Islam
FA Theology
Further subjects:B Holistic knowing
B Theology
B Jihadism
B Jurgen Habermas
B Religious Education
B religious extremism
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Summary:The article will put the case for a robust theology to underpin religious education with potential to address contemporary matters in a way that genuinely informs and stimulates critical and self-reflective knowing. It will utilize a Habermasian frame of reference in constructing this argument. The article will then explore religious extremism, with focus on Islamist inspired Jihadism, as a case study that illustrates the need for theological analysis to underpin any effective addressing of the issue by religious education.
ISSN:2199-4625
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Religious Education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s40839-019-00083-5