Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ523681
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-4087
Protestant, Catholic, Jew: The Transformative Possibilities of Educating across Religious Boundaries.
Boys, Mary C.; And Others
Religious Education, v90 n2 p255-76 Spr 1995
Proposes a mode of religious education that accentuates the self-actualizing, humanistic aspects of religious thought while downplaying the exclusionary and confrontational pathologies. Maintains that the power of spiritual commitment, devoid of rancorous judgments, can be a force for positive global transformation. (MJP)
Descriptors: Christianity, Consciousness Raising, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Epistemology, Group Unity, Higher Education, Interfaith Relations, Judaism, Philosophy, Protestants, Religious Cultural Groups, Religious Differences, Religious Factors, Social Integration
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Eck (Diana L)


