Religious education in Russia: a comparative and critical analysis
- 5 July 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Journal of Religious Education
- Vol. 40 (2) , 194-206
Abstract
RE in Russia has been recently introduced as a compulsory regular school subject during the last year of elementary school. The present study offers a critical analysis of the current practice of Russian RE by comparing it with RE in Sweden, Denmark and Britain. This analysis shows that Russian RE is ambivalent. Although it is based on a non-confessional religious studies approach, Russian RE also serves the interests of the Russian Orthodox Church, which aims to educate students into Orthodox Christianity, as well as the interests of the Russian state itself, which turns RE in a kind of citizenship education focusing on the patriotic upbringing of students.Keywords
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