MasterClass in Religious Education

Liam Gearon holds the University Lectureship in Religious Education in association with a Senior Research Fellowship at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, UK. He is also Adjunct Professor at the Australian Catholic University, Australia, and Conjoint Professor at the Humanities Research Institute, Newcastle University, Australia.

• Series Editor's Preface Sue BrindleyIntroduction: Context, Aims and Limitations1. Religion, Politics and Education: Modern World, Ancient Disputes2. Religion in Education: Contemporary UK, European and US Research Perspectives3. Religious Education and the Religious Life: Theology and Faith Schools4. Religious Education and Secularity: Issues of Cohesion, Diversity, Pluralism5. Pedagogies of Religious Education: Teaching, Learning and Assessment6. Religion Across the Curriculum: Arts, Humanities and SciencesConclusion: Context, Aims and Limitations RevisitedReferencesIndex

This is a serious work, well worth reading to challenge thinking about the purposes and teaching of RE.