The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religious Education in the Global South

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religious Education in the Global South provides new comparative perspectives on Religious Education (RE) across the Global South, exploring RE from local, cross-national, regional, and sub-regional perspectives and examining how inclusive forms of RE can help solve tensions, contestations, injustices, and inequalities of power.

Format: Hardback
Length: 520 pages
Publication date: 10 February 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religious Education in the Global South offers fresh comparative insights into Religious Education (RE) across the Global South. Comprising 23 chapters authored by scholars from both the Global North and South, this groundbreaking reference work stands as the foremost authority on the subject. The handbook is thoughtfully structured into seven thematic sections. The first three sections delve into the provision, response to changes in contemporary society, and decolonizing RE. The subsequent four sections explore young people and RE, perspectives on teachers, RE in higher education, and finally, challenges and opportunities for RE. While the term 'Global South' primarily denotes the profound economic divide with the Global North, it is also examined in historical, geographical, political, social, and cultural terms, encompassing the enduring influence of religion across these broadly defined regions. By examining RE from local, cross-national, regional, and sub-regional perspectives, the handbook delves into RE's diverse past, present realities, and envisioned future, unearthing both tensions, contestations, injustices, and inequalities of power. Importantly, it also highlights how inclusive forms of RE can play a crucial role in addressing these issues.

Weight: 1042g
Dimension: 177 x 252 x 36 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350105829