01385nam a22001577a 4500999001900000008004100019100002900060245007500089260001600164300003500180520085200215773001601067906002701083942000701110952011001117  c516312d516312210223b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aLoffler, Winfried925085  aSecular reasons for confessional religious education in public schools  a Daedalus    a149(3), Summer 2020: p.119-134  aThe cultural importance of religion and its ambiguous potential effects on the stability of liberal democracy and the rule of law recommend including information about religions in public school curricula. In certain contexts, there are even good secular reasons to have this done by teachers approved by the religious communities for their respective groups of pupils, as is being practiced in various European states (with a possibility of opting out, with ethics as a substitute subject in some schools). Is this practice compatible with the religious neutrality of states? An illustrative analysis shows how suitable criteria for the admission of religious groups to offering religious education can block the objection of undue preference. Like any solution in this field, it is not immune to theoretical and practical problems. - Reproduced   a Daedalus    aRELIGION AND EDUCATION  cAR  00102ddc40709390404aIIPAbIIPAd2021-02-23h149(3), Summer 2020: p.119-134pAR124391r2021-02-23yAR