Religion, Democratic Community, and Education: Two Questions

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  • Mario Osbert D'Souza Faculty of Theology, University of St. Michael's College

Abstract


 

Abstract:

            This paper examines the mediating role that education plays between religion and democratic community. The paper is situated in the Canadian context and examines this mediation through two questions: First, what is the relationship between religion and education and what is the contribution of this relationship to and within a pluralist society?  And, second, do schools have a responsibility in developing a unified model of who the citizen is as a person?  Both questions are founded upon the premise that citizens are more than citizens, they are also persons. 

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Author Biography

Mario Osbert D'Souza, Faculty of Theology, University of St. Michael's College

Dean, Faculty of Theology, University of St. Michael's College

Basilian Fathers Chair in Religion and Education

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Published

2013-01-11

How to Cite

D’Souza, M. O. (2013). Religion, Democratic Community, and Education: Two Questions. Canadian Journal of Education Revue Canadienne De l’éducation, 35(4), 137–164. Retrieved from https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/897

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 4 (2012)

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Articles

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