«Jeg tror ikke det er så mye stress så lenge alle respekterer deg»: Ungdomsskoleelever om «den religiøse andre»

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This chapter explores lower secondary school students and their experiences and encounters with religious diversity and ‘the religious Other’. Two online surveys with open-ended questions were answered by 127 students from various parts of Norway. Using the concept of respect as attitude, knowledge, and action as a theoretical lens, the study shows that the teenagers express openness, tolerance, and respect towards religious diversity and ‘the religious Other’. They also show an interest in religion and find it important to know something about religion in a multicultural society. Additionally, being religious is perceived as normal, including having friends across religious boundaries. Compared to previous youth studies and recent studies on school leaders’ and RE teachers’ experiences with religious diversity, the teenagers seem to have developed a more normalized and empathetic relationship with ‘the religious Other’.

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