World Religions and the Northern Ireland Curriculum
- 1 April 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Beliefs & Values
- Vol. 23 (1) , 19-32
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13617670220125647
Abstract
The aim of this article is to assess the arguments for and against the inclusion of a study of world religions within the religious education provision of schools in Northern Ireland. The point of departure for our discussion is the Inter-Faith Forum's recent claim that exclusively Christian content may be in breach of equality and human rights legislation. It is concluded that there should be teaching about world religions but that multi-faith religious education of the form espoused in England and Wales, whereby a wide range of religions is covered, is inappropriate to the Northern Irish educational and cultural context.Keywords
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