ERIC Number: EJ1167467
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 13
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Religious Education in Russia: A Comparative and Critical Analysis
Blinkova, Alexandra; Vermeer, Paul
British Journal of Religious Education, v40 n2 p194-206 2018
RE in Russia has been recently introduced as a compulsory regular school subject during the last year of elementary school. The present study offers a critical analysis of the current practice of Russian RE by comparing it with RE in Sweden, Denmark and Britain. This analysis shows that Russian RE is ambivalent. Although it is based on a non-confessional religious studies approach, Russian RE also serves the interests of the Russian Orthodox Church, which aims to educate students into Orthodox Christianity, as well as the interests of the Russian state itself, which turns RE in a kind of citizenship education focusing on the patriotic upbringing of students.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Comparative Education, Christianity, Churches, Patriotism, Citizenship Education, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Russia; Sweden; Denmark; United Kingdom
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