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LEARNING ABOUT RELIGION AND LEARNING FROM RELIGION MODELIN MULTICULTURAL SOCIATIES
Abstract
Some factors like globalization shift from nation state to multi cultural life
and pluralism revealed many changes in many fields and the education area is one
of them. Religious education is one of the important areas in a medium where different
cultures and religions live together. Among the studies in this field, the most
accepted model is the “Learning About Religion And Learning From Religion” model
by Michael Grimmitt. The traditional religious education is in the format of teaching
a religions own dynamics and beliefs to its believers and the other people. In this
model which is called “Learning Religion” religious information is given by teachers
who accepted the same religion. In the ‘learning about religion’ stage before all
else the meaning of religion and the need for religion should be taught. Here religion
is not taught as any religion but its is taught as a phenomenon. In the ‘learning
from religion’ stage the specified topics for every religion are taught from its
own sources.
Those two forms which became widely-known can be seen as a good explanation
for the conception about religious education, because this approach
helps the students to understand the others in a sympathetic and emphatic way.
Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
Religion, Society and Culture Studies
Journal Section
Technical Brief
Authors
Muhiddin Okumuşlar
Publication Date
September 30, 2007
Submission Date
August 11, 2007
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 7 Number: 2