Worldview Literacy in the Academy and Beyond: Advancing Mutual Understanding in Diverse Societies*

Diverse societies face increasing racial tension, social divide, religious illiteracy, and secularism. What role can education play in confronting these challenges? Universities generate scientific knowledge but less so the search for meaning. Worldview studies encompasses both views of life and way...

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Auteurs: Valk, John (Auteur) ; Selçuk, Muallâ 1956- (Auteur) ; Miedema, Siebren (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2020]
Dans: Religious education
Année: 2020, Volume: 115, Numéro: 3, Pages: 364-374
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Société multiculturelle / Pluralisme religieux / Apprentissage interreligieux
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
AH Pédagogie religieuse
AX Dialogue interreligieux
Sujets non-standardisés:B Worldviews
B diverse societies
B Mutual Understanding
B Literacy
B knowledge and awareness; knowing self and others
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Résumé:Diverse societies face increasing racial tension, social divide, religious illiteracy, and secularism. What role can education play in confronting these challenges? Universities generate scientific knowledge but less so the search for meaning. Worldview studies encompasses both views of life and ways of life. Exploring various worldviews becomes a search for meaning and a journey into knowing self and others. This article seeks to engage multiple partners to develop teaching pedagogies, curricula, and educational tools to enhance greater knowledge, awareness, and understanding of various worldviews.
ISSN:1547-3201
Contient:Enthalten in: Religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2020.1768472