TY - BOOK AU - Alexander,Hanan A. AU - Agbaria,Ayman K. ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - Commitment, character, and citizenship: religious education in liberal democracy T2 - Routledge research in education AV - LC107 .C66 2012 U1 - 379.2/8 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Religion in the public schools KW - Religion and state KW - Religious education KW - Democracy KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. The case for religious education in liberal democracy -- pt. 2. Unity versus diversity in liberal democracy -- pt. 3. Spirituality and morality in religious and democratic education -- pt. 4. Opening up religious education for democracy; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries N2 - "As liberal democracies include increasingly diverse and multifaceted populations, the longstanding debate about the role of the state in religious education and the place of religion in public life seems imperative now more than ever. The maintenance of religious schools and the planning of religious education curricula raise a profound challenge. Too much state supervision can be conceived as interference in religious freedom and as a confinement of the right to cultural liberty. Too little supervision can be seen as neglecting the development of the liberal values required to live and work in a democratic society and as abandoning those who within their communities wish to attain a more rigorous education for citizenship and democracy. This book draws together leading educationalists, philosophers, theologians, and social scientists to explore issues, problems, and tensions concerning religious education in a variety of international settings. The contributors explore the possibilities and limitations of religious education in preparing citizens in multicultural and multi-religious democratic societies"-- Provided by publisher UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/aitie/detail.action?docID=981705 ER -