Teaching Virtue: The Contribution of Religious Education

Teaching Virtue: The Contribution of Religious Education
ISBN-10
1472528107
ISBN-13
9781472528100
Category
Education
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
2014-11-20
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Authors
Penny Thompson, Marius Felderhof

Description

In much of the world, religious traditions are seriously valued but, in the context of religious plurality, this sets educationalists an enormous challenge. This book provides a way forward in exploring religious life whilst showing how bridges might be built between diverse religious traditions. Teaching Virtue puts engagement with religious life - and virtue ethics - at the heart of religious education, encouraging 'learning from' religion rather than 'learning about' religion. The authors focus on eight key virtues, examining these for what they can offer of religious value to pupils and teachers. Individual chapters put the discussion into context by offering a vision of what religious education in the future could look like; the need for responsible religious education; a historical review of moral education and an introduction to virtue ethics. Lesson plans and examples demonstrate how the virtues may be approached in the classroom, making it an invaluable guide for all involved in teaching religious education.

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