Conference paper
Believe or ‘burn in hell’: the politics of religion pedagogy inAustralia, a pilot study
pp.37-53
Southern Cross University, Centre for Peace and Social Justice and the School of Arts and Social Science
A scholarly affair: proceedings of the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia 2010 national conference (Byron Bay, NSW, 7-9 December)
2010
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Abstract
<p>Public school religion education raises complex policy responsibilities<br />in plural democracies. In Australia, ambiguous policy intent and contradictory<br />implementations create confusion for parents and educators. The state’s desire to<br />encourage access by diverse faith groups defends minimal regulation, but also<br />enables extremism, with children warned they will ‘burn in hell if (they) do not<br />believe in Jesus’ (ID44). In the context of debate about alternatives, this pilot<br />survey of attitudes identifies significant differences between the teaching<br />philosophy desired by parents and professional educators and the approach taken<br />by volunteer religious instructors.</p>
Details
- Title
- Believe or ‘burn in hell’: the politics of religion pedagogy inAustralia, a pilot study
- Creators
- Cathy Byrne - Macquarie University
- Publication Details
- pp.37-53
- Conference
- A scholarly affair: proceedings of the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia 2010 national conference (Byron Bay, NSW, 7-9 December)
- Publisher
- Southern Cross University, Centre for Peace and Social Justice and the School of Arts and Social Science; Lismore, NSW
- Number of pages
- 37-53
- Identifiers
- 1821; 991012821532002368
- Academic Unit
- School of Business and Tourism; Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
- Resource Type
- Conference paper