International Handbook of Inter-religious Education
This Handbook has the potential to redress the distortion of information about particular religions, to add to understanding about what religions have in common, and to suggest how they can work together for justice and peace. In the present day there is
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International Handbooks of Religion and Education VOLUME 4
Aims & Scope The International Handbooks of Religion and Education series aims to provide easily accessible, practical, yet scholarly, sources of information about a broad range of topics and issues in religion and education. Each Handbook presents the research and professional practice of scholars who are daily engaged in the consideration of these religious dimensions in education. The accessible style and the consistent illumination of theory by practice make the series very valuable to a broad spectrum of users. Its scale and scope bring a substantive contribution to our understanding of the discipline and, in so doing, provide an agenda for the future.
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International Handbook of Inter-religious Education Part One
Edited by
Kath Engebretson Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Marian de Souza Australian Catholic University, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
Gloria Durka Fordham University, New York, USA and
Liam Gearon University of Plymouth, London, UK
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Editors Kath Engebretson Australian Catholic University National School of Religious Education 115 Victoria Pde Fitzroy Victoria 3065 Australia [email protected] Gloria Durka Fordham University Graduate School of Religion & Religious Education Bronx NY 10987 USA [email protected]
Marian de Souza Australian Catholic University National School of Religious Education 1200 Mair St Ballarat VIC 3350 Ballarat Campus Australia [email protected] Liam Gearon University of Plymouth London United Kingdom SW15 5PH [email protected]
ISSN 1874-0049 e-ISSN 1874-0057 ISBN 978-1-4020-9273-2 e-ISBN 978-1-4020-9260-2 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4020-9260-2 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010922990 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This Handbook is based on the conviction of its editors and contributing authors that understanding and acceptance of, as well as collaboration between religions has essential educational value. The development of this Handbook rests on the further assumption that interreligious education has an important role in elucidating the global demand for human rights, justice, and peace. Interreligious education reveals that the creeds and holy books of the world’s religions teach about spiritual systems that reject violence and the individualistic pursuit of economic and political gain, and call their followers to compassion for every
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