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1 Part I The Philosophical and Theoretical Aspects of Interreligious Education Gloria Durka Religious Pluralism and the Paradigm 5 Evelina Orteza y Miranda Enlightenment's Wake: Religion and Education at the Close of the Modern Age 25 L. Philip Barnes Interreligious Education and the Question of Truth 41 Brendan Carmody Philosophical Reflections on Dialogue 57 John L. Elias The Search for a Common Epistemological Ground Within the Inter-religious Framework: A Concept-Centered Approach 73 LL. Hacinebioglu Toward a Theoretical Framework for Participating in Interreligious Dialogue and Education 85 Joseph H. Ehrenkranz and David L. Coppola Interreligious Dialogue: Ecumenical Engagement in Interfaith Action. 103 Douglas Pratt Many Mansions: East and West in the Roman Catholic Communion Paul E. Bumbar Religious Education in United States' State Schools 141 Gabriel Moran Civilising Religion 155 Trond Enger ix

2 x With Beating Hearts and Earnest Purpose: The Heritage of the Women Delegates' Speeches to the World's Parliament of Religions Lucinda A. Nolan Educational Encounters and Interreligious Education: A Latvian Case Study for Expanding the Borders of Hospitality Dzintra Ilisko Religious Foundations of Education: Perspectives of Muslim Scholars. 205 Hamid Reza Alavi Wisdom (Hikmah) as a Holistic Basis for Inter-religious Education 221 Mehmet önal Islamic Education in the West: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Implications 235 Amjad Hussain Envisioning Family Ecosystems Perspective for Interreligious Education: A Christian View 249 Anthony M. Ozele Religious Pluralism and Dialogue/Interreligious Dialogue 265 Evelina Orteza y Miranda Part II The Pedagogical Aspects of Interreligious Education Marian de Souza Can We Still Teach 'Religions'?: Towards an Understanding of Religion as Culture and Orientation in Contemporary Pedagogy and Metatheory 291 Paul Hedges Bridging Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism with Virtue Ethics 313 Richard Wade Oriental Philosophy and Interreligious Education: Inspired by Toshihiko Izutsu's Reconstruction of "Oriental Philosophy" 325 Yoshiharu Nakagawa Developing Pedagogies for Inter-religious Teaching and Learning Peta Goldburg Dialogical Education for Interreligious Engagement in a Plural Society 361 Charlene Tan Promoting Interfaith Education Through ICT - A Case Study 377 Zehavit Gross Learning and Life-Modelling in the Critical Community: Educating University Students for Inter-religious Engagement 389 Toni Tidswell and Majella Franzmann

3 xi Envisioning the Possibilities for Inter-religious Dialogue in Christian Colleges in Asia: The Case of Chung Chi College in Hong Kong 403 Peter Tze Ming Ng Self-Understandings of RE Teachers in Structural Identity Consultation, Contributing to School Identity in a Multifaith Context. 415 Cok Bakker and K.H. Ina ter Avest Informing the Pedagogical Practice of Interreligious Education: Critical Social Science Directions 425 Leona M. English An Inter-religious Basis for a Denominational Religious Education: A Paradox? 441 Adrian Gellel Finding a Way Forward: Interreligious Education and Religious Education in Aotearoa New Zealand 457 Kevin Wanden and Lyn Smith Is Difference Good for Us? A Report on the Hampshire and Its Neighbour's Social Cohesion Project, UK 479 Clive Erricker Contact as a Means of Inter-religious Engagement: The Role of Religious Culture in Peace-Building Activities 497 Yaacov Boaz Yablon Learn Young, Learn Fair. Interreligious Encounter and Learning in Dutch Kindergarten 513 K.H. Ina ter Avest and Siebren Miedema Using Contextual Approach for Preparation of the Syllabus for Inter-religious Learning 529 Pille Valk 1 " Multifaith Multicultural Youth Mentoring: Young People Creating a New Agenda for a Diverse Australia 549 Nadine Liddy Balancing the Particular and the Universal in Inter-religious Education 573 Afroza M. Nanji Part III An Overview of Part III: Inter-religious Education for Social Justice and Peace Marian de Souza The Maze of Tolerance 597 Geir Afdal

4 xii Memory as a Key Concept in Inter-religious Education 617 Reinhold Boschki Competences in Inter-religious Learning 627 Stefan Altmeyer Education for Peace as a Dimension of Inter-religious Education: Preconditions and Outlines 641 Karl Ernst Nipkow The Role of Inter-religious Education in Fostering Peace and Development 659 Eunice Karanja Kamaara Reflecting on the 1893 Parliament of the World's Religions: The Continuing Challenges for the Interreligious Movement 673 Desmond Cahill Muslims, Catholics and the Common Purpose of Justice and Peace Kath Engebretson Improving Relations with Islam Through Religious and Values Education 695 Terence Lovat A Common Word: Building Global Goodwill 709 Barney Zwartz Fanaticism, Fundamentalism and the Promotion of Reflexivity in Religious Education 729 Wilna A.J. Meijer The Gülen Educational Movement and Its Contribution to Global Peace and Tolerance 743 Ismail Albayrak Peace Education in Multiethnic/Religious Settings: NESNIM as a Possible Model 759 Emmanuel B.J. Kallarackal Interreligious Education and Dialogue in Japan 779 Dorothea M. Filus Towards New Taxonomies of Responsibility and Hope: An Introduction to the South African Policy on Religion and Education (2003) 805 Paul Prinsloo Education for Peace: The Indian Context 827 Ram Puniyani A House Divided: The Eastern Churches - Catholic and Orthodox Paul Bumbar

5 xiii Part IV Inter-religious Education for Citizenship and Human Rights Liam Gearon The European Secularisation of Citizenship 865 James Arthur Education, Citizenship and Teaching Religion in an Age of Empire: A Historical Perspective 883 Terence Copley Religious Education and Religious Freedom in Russia 897 Fyodor Kozyrev Education for Human Rights, Inter-cultural and Inter-religious Dialogue: The Role of UNESCO 919 Linda King The Totalitarian Imagination: Religion, Politics and Education 933 Liam Gearon Avoiding an Obvious Conflict? 'Religion-Neutrality' in Human Rights Education in Europe 949 Claudia Mahler and Reetta Toivanen Faithful Brokers? Potentials and Pitfalls of Religion in Peacemaking Kristian Berg Harpviken and Hanne Eggen R0islien Religious and Human Rights Literacy as Prerequisite for Interreligious Education 991 Cornelia Roux Diversity, Epistemology and Dialogue in Citizenship and Human Rights Education 1017 Karin Sporre Models of Religious Education in the Muslim World: Current Developments and Debates on How to Teach Religion and Ethics in Public Schools 1037 Oddbj0rn Leirvik The Impact of Religious Diversity and Revitalisation on Inter-religious Education for Citizenship and Human Rights 1053 Gary D. Bouma, Rod Ling, and Anna Halahoff Children's Right to Religion and Religious Education 1071 Friedrich Schweitzer Education for Peace: Exploring the Margins of Human Rights and Religion 1087 Mary Elizabeth Mullino Moore The Right to Inquire into the Religious 1105 R. Scott Webster

6 xiv Religious Diversity and Education for Democratic Citizenship: The Contribution of the Council of Europe 1121 Robert Jackson Author Index 1153 Subject Index 1169

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