Religious education in Russia: a comparative and critical analysis

RE in Russia has been recently introduced as a compulsory regular school subject during the last year of elementary school. The present study offers a critical analysis of the current practice of Russian RE by comparing it with RE in Sweden, Denmark and Britain. This analysis shows that Russian RE i...

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Published inBritish journal of religious education Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 194 - 206
Main Authors Blinkova, Alexandra, Vermeer, Paul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 04.05.2018
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Christianity
Churches
Citizenship Education
Comparative analysis
Comparative Education
Education policy
Elementary education
Elementary School Students
Foreign Countries
Patriotism
Religious Education
Russia
Teaching Methods
Denmark
United Kingdom
Sweden
Russia
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:RE in Russia has been recently introduced as a compulsory regular school subject during the last year of elementary school. The present study offers a critical analysis of the current practice of Russian RE by comparing it with RE in Sweden, Denmark and Britain. This analysis shows that Russian RE is ambivalent. Although it is based on a non-confessional religious studies approach, Russian RE also serves the interests of the Russian Orthodox Church, which aims to educate students into Orthodox Christianity, as well as the interests of the Russian state itself, which turns RE in a kind of citizenship education focusing on the patriotic upbringing of students.
ISSN:0141-6200
1740-7931
DOI:10.1080/01416200.2016.1190687