Searching for a Renewal of Religious Education Identity – A Swedish Perspective

• Published in: Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 57 - 71
• Main Author: Klintborg, Caroline
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Daugavpils Sciendo 01.12.2022; Sciendo, a company of De Gruyter Poland; De Gruyter Poland
• Subjects: Classrooms; Decision Making; Diversity; Education; Educational History; Elementary Secondary Education; existential configurations; Foreign Countries; Group Discussion; Identity formation; life question; meaning making; Philosophy; Religion; Religious Education; Schools; Self Concept; Teaching Methods; World Views; worldview; Young adults; Sweden

In Sweden and in other parts of Europe, the nature of religious education (RE) and its place in schools is the subject of ongoing discussions. Concepts used in the RE classroom can either open or close classroom conversations. A growing consensus can be observed among researchers that the concept of...