Published: 2016-11-13

The Importance of Religion in Education towards Autonomy. The Meaning of Religion and Religious Education in Finland in the Perspective of Developing the European Union’s Civic Society

Erkki Nevanperä
Pedagogical Forum
Section: Colloquia
https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2014.1.12

Abstract

Presented article outlines a broad vision of the importance of religion in the life of modern Europe. At the beginning, the author outlined the legal and socio-political context in which the position of different religion denominations and Christiany in Finland has to be considered. Then, the principles of organization of religion teaching in the Finnish education system were discussed. After that, a catalog of democratic values, which both religious communities and school religion teaching are obliged to apply, was presented, the Evangelical Lutheran Church being a particular reference point. The next subject of the author's reflection was the impact of religion on the attitude towards entrepreneurialism. The last part is devoted to reflection on the relationship between the religious situation in the European Union and the crisis – not just economic – in which the EU finds itself at present. According to the author, the religious peace is a necessary condition for the development of the united Europe and reducing the disparities that exist in it.

Keywords:

Finland, values, religion, religious education, freedom of religion

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Nevanperä, E. (2016). The Importance of Religion in Education towards Autonomy. The Meaning of Religion and Religious Education in Finland in the Perspective of Developing the European Union’s Civic Society. Pedagogical Forum, 4(1), 189–208. https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2014.1.12

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