Crossings and Crosses - Borders, Educations, and Religions in Northern Europe (Hardcover, Digital original)

Dealing with different regions and cases, the contributions in this volume address and critically explore the theme of borders, educations, and religions in northern Europe. As shown in different ways, and contrary to popular ideas, there seems to be little reason to believe that religious and civic identity formation through public education is becoming less parochial and more culturally open. Even where state borders are porous, where commerce, culture, and trade as well as associative, personal, and social life display stronger liminal traits, normative education remains surprisingly national. This situation is remarkable and goes against the grain of current notions of both accelerating globalisation and a European regional renaissance. The book also takes issue with the foundational tenet that liberal democracies are by definition uninvolved in matters concerning faith and belief. Instead, an implied conclusion is that secular liberal democracy is less than secular and liberal - at least in education, which is a major arena for political-cultural-ethical socialisation, as it aims to confer worldviews and frameworks of identity on young people who will eventually become full citizens and bearers/sharers of prevailing normative communities.

General

Imprint:	De Gruyter
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Religion and Society
Release date:	April 2015
First published:	2015
Editors:	Jenny Berglund • Thomas Lunden • Peter Strandbrink
Dimensions:	231 x 160 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	249
Edition:	Digital original
ISBN-13:	978-1-61451-754-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Religious groups Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Promotions
LSN:	1-61451-754-1
Barcode:	9781614517542

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