The legal framework for religious education in Norway - towards a Kantian balance between rights of state and rights of the citizen

Politicisation of education has for the last decade been a topic in the international debate on religious education (RE). Concerns have been raised about the legitimacy of politicisation of both confessional and non-confessional variants of RE. The Norwegian subject has gained special attention inte...

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Main Author: Hugaas, Jon Vegard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2026
In: British Journal of religious education
Year: 2026, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 75-91
Further subjects:B politicisation of education
B Kant’s philosophy of right
B religious education in Norway
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)

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