Context
A quarter of a century has passed since Michael Grimmitt published the seminal Pedagogies of Religious Education. This influential volume summarised the various approaches to religious education generated in England after the 1988 Education Act, which first made the inclusion of the ‘world religions’ statutory.
Grimmitt noted that all the classical pedagogical models, though fundamentally different, shared the same secular and foundational assumption: the methods for religious education must lie outside of religious traditions. At a time of whole-scale review of the RE curriculum, these workshops take a different tack.
What if the pedagogical methods of religions, when shared outside the confines of religious communities, could provide a richer, more inclusive learning experience, and one that promotes even greater understanding?
This one-day symposium is organised by Dr Daniel Moulin, University Associate Professor (Faculty of Education) in partnership with the Cambridge Interfaith Research Forum. Moulin leads training for specialist teachers of Religious Studies at the University of Cambridge.
Cambridge, CAM CB5 8BL
United Kingdom