On the Borders: Religious Education in Northern Europe
On the Borders: Religious Education in Northern Europe

Summary/Abstract: Around the world, many schools are situated close to a territorial border. In such a situation it is possible, and in some areas probable, that students and teachers interact with people from the other side of the territorial border on a daily or weekly basis. These interactions influence peoples’ lives, but how do they affect education? Does a close relation to a territorial neighbour mean that the culture and religion of the territorial Other is taken into consideration in teaching? Or is education, despite the recommendations on the supranational level, a purely national product? These issues are addressed in this paper, which empirical material comes from on a cross disciplinary project focusing on RE in four border areas around the Baltic Sea.

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