Russian Orthodox Culture or Russian Orthodox Teaching? Reflections on the Textbooks in Religious Education in Contemporary Russia

Autor/in	Shnirelman, Victor A.
Titel	Russian Orthodox Culture or Russian Orthodox Teaching? Reflections on the Textbooks in Religious Education in Contemporary Russia
Quelle	In: British Journal of Religious Education, 34 (2012) 3, S.263-279 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-6200
DOI	10.1080/01416200.2011.649345
Schlagwörter	Pilot Projects; Foreign Countries; Ethics; Religious Education; Content Analysis; Textbook Content; Student Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Churches; Values; Religious Factors; Presidents; Standards; Religious Cultural Groups; Course Descriptions; Geographic Regions; Russia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Ausland; Ethik; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Inhaltsanalyse; Lehrbuchtext; Schülerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Church; Kirche; Wertbegriff; President; Präsident; Standard; Kirchliche Gruppe; Religionszugehörigkeit; Kursstrukturplan; Russland
Abstract	A new textbook in religious education is analysed, first, in comparison to earlier ones, and, second, with respect to its content and goals. The aim of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) is threefold--to educate into religion, to foster the ethnic Russian identity and to make youngsters loyal to the state. Actually, the state rather than society is one of the major values (together with the faith) both for the ROC and for the respective textbooks. The new religious courses received the support of the Russian President in 2009, after which a new educational standard was elaborated and new textbooks were completed. Six courses were accepted: four on "traditional religions", one as an introduction to world religions and one on secular ethics. Each of these six courses could be chosen voluntarily by pupils and their parents. The new courses were first introduced in 24 regions in the spring semester of 2010 as a pilot project. I will analyse the textbooks and show which particular courses were most popular in various regions of Russia. (Contains 3 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10