A Christian and Muslim Plea for Education about “the Other” in Areas of Conflict
Societies in conflict usually portray negative images of “the other,” such images often being transmitted through the education system. Using school curricula in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in Israel and Palestine as examples of such a negative transmission, it is argued that real peace between societies...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
2021
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Journal of ecumenical studies
Jahr: 2021, Band: 56, Heft: 4, Seiten: 521-534 |
| RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam CA Christentum KBK Osteuropa KBL Naher Osten; Nordafrika ZF Pädagogik |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Islam
B Education B Reconciliation B Bosnia-Herzegovina B ” Palestine B Israel B Christianity B “the other |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Societies in conflict usually portray negative images of “the other,” such images often being transmitted through the education system. Using school curricula in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in Israel and Palestine as examples of such a negative transmission, it is argued that real peace between societies in conflict will be developed only where especially the younger generation is enabled to see things through the eyes of those who are traditionally seen as their enemies. It is shown how such a more empathetic education is not just politically useful but is also demanded by both Christianity and Islam—the faith traditions present in both of the conflicts studied. |
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| ISSN: | 2162-3937 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of ecumenical studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2021.0038 |