Learning to Judge Religious Conflicts: A Model of Religious Judgement Competence for RE
In times of increasing polarisation and fragmentation in societies, the ability to form a judgement gain in importance. Judgement competence is, therefore, one of the key competencies that students at German schools should develop. In RE, however, teachers often avoid addressing religious conflicts...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2023
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Journal of empirical theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 187-206 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Germany
/ Religious instruction
/ Power of judgment
/ Religious conflict
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RelBib Classification: | AH Religious education AX Inter-religious relations CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations CH Christianity and Society KBB German language area RF Christian education; catechetics |
Further subjects: | B
Decision-making
B Religious Education B religious judgement competence B religious competence B religious judgement B competence model |
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Summary: | In times of increasing polarisation and fragmentation in societies, the ability to form a judgement gain in importance. Judgement competence is, therefore, one of the key competencies that students at German schools should develop. In RE, however, teachers often avoid addressing religious conflicts that disrupt social cohesion. This is due to the circumstance, that it is widely undefined in RE didactics, what is to be learned and tested in terms of judgement competence. Moreover, there is limited knowledge on how to empirically measure such competence. This paper addresses this demand by proposing a model of judgement competence for RE. In the model, competence is conceptualised so that it reveals the mental process of judging religious conflicts. Furthermore, the model depicts external factors, e.g., knowledge and attitudes, that influencing judgement. By showing the complex judging process and its influencing factors, the model allows to explore pedagogical implications for fostering students’ judgements. |
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ISSN: | 1570-9256 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of empirical theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15709256-20231151 |