THE ROLE OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TEACHERS IN INSTRUCTING RELIGIOUS VALUE

An Islamic Perspective in Managing Religious Diversity

This paper examines the concept of “diversity” as mentioned in the Qur’an and how commonalities in diverse religions may be used as a model for civilizational dialogue towards achieving harmony. This study reveals that religious and cultural diversity are laws of nature which cannot be changed while the concept of “identity” is a contested issue in modern discourse. Results also show that peace...

Teachers and the religious socialization of adolescents: facilitation of meaningful religious identity formation processes.

This study investigated the effects of religious education on student religious identity over and above parent religiosity by examining student perceptions of two aspects of teacher functioning: teacher caring and teacher as role-model. We posited that effects of these variables on students' religious identity are mediated by student perceptions that the school provides a non-alienating religio...

ترجمه و نقد کتاب the justification of science and the rationality of religious belife

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Islamic Religious Education in State Funded Muslim Schools in Sweden: A Sign of Secularization

In this article the establishment of publicly funded Muslim schools in Sweden is described and analysed. This is done by reference to relevant debates about these schools as well as to the content of the extracurricular subject Islamic Religious Education (IRE), which is what distinguishes a Muslim school from other schools in Sweden. The article also raises the question to what extent the appe...

The Secular Benefits of Comparative Religious Education