Hell: Educationally in post-secular societies

Verbum et Ecclesia

 
 
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Title Hell: Educationally in post-secular societies
 
Creator Firth, Walter
 
Subject Religion; History; Education; Sociology hell; religious education; post-secular; spiritual abuse; spirituality.
Description Many countries around the world, including Australia, have secularism expressed in their identity. However, as these secular nations (as they understand themselves) shift into post-secular societies, it raises questions around the place and content of religious education and instruction in secular settings: particularly in regard to the shadow side of theological views, such as on the matter of hell. Acknowledging the valuable contribution religious education offers by providing a space for children to question and search for meaning, how or indeed should hell be taught to children in public (secular) schools?Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: In the context of the secular and/or non-religious public reflex in society, there is a tension on the place of religious thought in secular educational settings. As scrutiny increases of what, and how, religious material is shared and taught, especially to children, the role and place of hell in this space must be reviewed. This study provides a basis for Practical Theology in post-secular societies, utilising the Australian context, to do so.
 
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Date 2023-04-04
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Literary Analysis
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Identifier 10.4102/ve.v44i1.2759
 
Source Verbum et Ecclesia; Vol 44, No 1 (2023); 9 pages 2074-7705 1609-9982
 
Language eng
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2023 Walter Firth https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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