ABSTRACT
The academic fields of religion and values have become the focus of renewed interest in contemporary thinking about human activity and its motivations. The Routledge International Handbook of Education, Religion and Values explores and expands upon a range of international research related to this revival. The book provides an authoritative overview of global issues in religion and values, surveying the state of the academic area in contributions covering a wide range of topics. It includes emerging, controversial, and cutting-edge contributions, as well as investigations into more established areas.
International authorities Arthur and Lovat have brought together experts from across the world to examine the complexity of the field of study. The handbook is organised around four key topics, which focus on both the importance of religion and values as broad fields of human enquiry, as well as in their application to education, inter-agency work and cross-cultural endeavours:
-The Conceptual World of Religion and Values
-Religion and Values in Education
-Religion and Values in Inter-agency Work
-Religion and Values in Cross-cultural Work.
This comprehensive reference work combines theoretical and empirical research of international significance, and will be valuable reading for students, researchers and academics in the field of education.
Introduction Part I: The Conceptual World of Religion and Values Religious Meaning, Practical Reason and Values Values and the Phenomenology of Religion Do Values Depend on Religion? Would it be Best if they Didn't? Existentially Sensitive Education Diversity of Religions and Freedom of Religions and Belief Some Reflections on Secular Values in Education Part II: Religion and Values in Education An Introduction to Education and Values Catholic Values and Education Policy Teachers and Christian Religious Values Virtue and Value in Educational Research Values and Religion in Education Why Meditate? Soul Searching: Prayer and Process of Education From "Islamic" Values to "Religio-Secular" Values in Muslim Contexts: Pedagogical Implications of a Conceptual Shift "The Cowl and the Curriculum" – the New Monasticism, Values and Schools A Dynamic Systems Approach to Moral and Spiritual Development Part III: Religion and Values in Inter-agency Work Religion and Values: A Review of Empirical Research Values and Spirituality in Social Work Religion in the Public Sphere Moral Problems of New Technologies Human and Religious Values in Society: A Relativistic Perspective Diverse Political Values: Human Rights and Global Democracy Faith Communities, Social Capital and Civic Engagement Part IV: Religion and Values in Cross-cultural Work The Intersection of Religious Education and Values Religious Identity in a Post-Modern Culture Education and Religious Authority: Six Benchmark Questions for Framing an Enquiry Educating for Harmony in Conflict Settings Sibling Rivalry Between Islam and the West: The Problem Lies Within Going Beyond Reason? Variants of Intertwining Religion and Law Ethics in an Optics: The Levinasian Perspective on Value as Primary Shari‘ah Values for Modern Societies: Analysis of Contents and Contexts The Subjective and Universal in Modern Islamic Values
