MANY RELIGIONS, DIFFERENT CULTURES – ONE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION? YOUNG PEOPLE’S PERCEPTIONS OF RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: A CHALLENGE FOR NEW CONCEPTIONS

  • Fred-Ole/Wolfram Sandt / Weisse Stellenbosch University
Keywords: Religious Education, Hamburg

Abstract

In Hamburg you will not find a class whose pupils are homogeneously German and certainly not with a uniform Christian, in particular Protestant-Lutheran background.  Two processes have had their influence on school: The drastic decrease in church membership in the last 20 years and the emergence of a plurality of religions which is mainly the result of immigration.  Due to this, there are many children in the schools of our city who have only a weak tie to the traditional forms of Christianity or no tie at all. There is also a significant number of children who belong to other religions, primarily – but not exclusively to Islam.  Furthermore, those who consider themselves as religiously committed cannot be looked upon as a homogenous group with regard to their adherence to one of the major religions.

Author Biography

Fred-Ole/Wolfram Sandt / Weisse, Stellenbosch University
Centre of Contextual HermeneuticsUniversity of Stellenbosch
Published
2019-09-10
Section
Articles