TY - BOOK AU - Hermans,Chris TI - Participatory Learning: Religious Education in a Globalizing Society T2 - Empirical Studies in Theology SN - 9789047402121 AV - BL42 U1 - 291.7/5 23 PY - 2003/// CY - Leiden; , Boston PB - BRILL KW - Globalization KW - Religious aspects KW - Religious education KW - Philosophy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - In many respects children and youths receiving religious instruction in our culture resemble extraterrestrial beings doing an orientation course. Religion and religiosity are unknown quantities which they have hardly encountered at home. Religion seems something else, something greater. This book is a study of the foundations of religious education, centered around six concepts: religion in a globalizing society, religious tradition, religion, the religious self, learning through participation and interreligious learning UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789047402121 ER -