Dilemmas of Religious Education, Freedom of Religion and Education in Cyprus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3413095 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dilek Latif (0000-0001-7832-0846, Near East University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 96 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel13020096 |
| OpenAlex | W4205172233 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 19 |
The boundaries between secularism, democracy, pluralism, and religious diversity cannot easily be demarcated. Bringing democratic and secular values together with religious pluralism, accommodating different religious communities, and acknowledging individual rights is a great challenge for many societies. In parallel, religious education (RE) in state schools has been a controversial and unresolved issue. On both sides of Cyprus, RE is organized in a mono-confessional way: while the Christian Orthodox content of RE is linked with Greek national identity in the Greek Cypriot South, Sunni Islamic RE is linked with the Turkish national identity in the Turkish Cypriot North. On both sides of the island, the compulsory and mono-confessional characters of RE, as well as the national curricula and textbooks that are used, are a source of conflict. Within this context, this article explores the way RE (Orthodox Christian, Sunni Islamic) is organized in Cyprus and to what extent this may lead to an infringement of the freedom of religion and freedom of education
Aesthetics · Confessional · Democracy · Epistemology · Islam · National identity · Political science · Religiosity · Religious education · Religious identity · Secularism · Sociology · Theology · Turkish · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Education and Schools · Religious Freedom and Discrimination
Coping with diversity in Religious Education
Religious teaching and political context
The development and dissemination of Council of Europe policy on education about religions and non-religious convictions
Considering religious education in context
Ethno-Religious Coexistence and Plurality in Cyprus under British Rule (1878—1960)
Islamic Religious Education in Cyprus
Early Years of British Administration in Cyprus
Beyond secular? AKP’s religious policies and societal polarization in North Cyprus
Toledo guiding principles on teaching about religions and beliefs in public schools
Rethinking narratives on Islam in North Cyprus
Politics, Society and the Decline of Islam in Cyprus
Religious Pluralism
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |