Religious education in public schools
Subtitle: study of comparative law
By: edited by José Luis Martínez López-Muniz, Jan de Groof, Gracienne Lauwers.
Contributors: Martínez López-Muñiz, José Luis.; Groof, Jan de.; Lauwers, Gracienne.
Series: Yearbook of the European Association for Education Law and Policy -- v. 6
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9781402038624; 9781402038631
Subjects: Religion in the public schools -- Law and legislation -- Europe.
Description: Europe is going through a sort of "social revolution" with the influence of the church and religious instruction in state schools being open to discussion. Critics claim that providing religious instruction in state schools violates the constitutional separation of church and state. And yet, despite an alleged separation of church and state, in most countries, the church continues to play a considerable public role, especially in education. This publication is a compilation of studies on religious instruction in state schools. It describes the diversity between states and analyzes the legislative basis of religious instruction in various countries. Whereas in some countries, religious instruction in state schools is optional or compulsory with the possibility to opt out, in other countries religious instruction is banned from state schools. The comparative analyses in this book will be of great value to researchers in educational research and to educational policymakers. The chapters are written in the English, French, German, Italian and Spanish language.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.