International Handbook of the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions in Education
In today’s complex and plural world, there has been, particularly in western cultures, an identifiable change in peoples’ relationships with religious traditions. Some of these changes have also permeated non-western cultural traditions as they have been
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International Handbooks of Religion and Education VOLUME 1
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.
International Handbook of the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions in Education Part One Edited by
Marian de Souza Australian Catholic University, Ballarat, Australia
Gloria Durka Fordham University, New York, USA
Kathleen Engebretson Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
Robert Jackson University of Warwick, UK and
Andrew McGrady Dublin City University, Ireland
A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
ISBN-10 ISBN-13 ISBN-10 ISBN-13
1-4020-4803-3 (HB) 978-1-4020-4803-6 (HB) 1-4020-5246-4 (e-book) 978-1-4020-5246-0 (e-book)
Published by Springer, P.O. Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands. www.springer.com
Printed on acid-free paper
First Printing 2006 Second Printing 2008
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PART ONE Preface
xv
About the Editors
xix
About the Contributors
xxi
SECTION
ONE
Introduction to Section One: Philosophical/Theoretical Discourses on the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions of Education Gloria Durka
3
Ancient Philosophy and Religious Education: Education as Initiation into a Way of Life John L. Elias
9
Christian Education and the Reconstruction of Christian Faith John M. Hull
23
Religious Education and the Nation-State Gabriel Moran
41
Religions in the Post Modernist Era Joanmarie Smith
51
The Relevance of a Wisdom Tradition Gary Finlay
65
The Moral Demands of Contemporary Life and Christian Moral Education Harold D. Horell
77
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The Integral Philosophy of Ken Wilber and Religious Education Anta Filipsone
93
Dialogue to Truth in Bell Hooks and Jane Roland Martin Namulundah Florence
107
Ecofeminism—A Healing Perspective for Reshaping Religious Education Dzintra Ilisko
127
What is Rising? The Teaching of Maria Harris Aileen Carlin Giannelli
141
It Takes More than Angels: The Legacy of Sophia Lyon F
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