A Question of Authenticity: The Relationship between Educators and Practitioners in the Representation of Religious Traditions

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Abstract
This article supports the initiative taken by the Schools Curriculum and Assessment Authority in involving the faith communities in the production of the SCAA Model Syllabuses for Religious Education. It examines critically, however, the claim that this resulted in authentic representations of the various traditions and that it provided a model for future relationships between religious educators and practitioners. An account of the experiences of the Warwick Religious Education Project team is used to raise some of the issues which need to be addressed if educators and practitioners are to develop creative working relationships, and to suggest some of the strategies which mig ht enable members of each group to work together effectively in joint projects.