Tag Archives: education about religions
2012 Interfaith Calendar
The Huffington Post’s Religion section presents an interfaith, inclusive religious calendar, –along with photos — for nine major world religions: Baha’i, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Paganism, Shinto and Sikhism.
Application Deadline: Mar. 23, Out of Many: Religious Pluralism in America
Out of Many: Religious Pluralism in America: An NEH Bridging Cultures at Community Colleges Program From the ratification of the First Amendment to the conflict over an Islamic community center near Ground Zero, America has been marked by a profound … Continue reading
Islam (Instruction) in State Schools: An EU Lifelong Learning Project
This project addresses the teaching and learning challenges and the need for successful integration through education of Muslim migrants in Europe, as well as providing officials, directors and teachers in school an understanding of international norms for freedom of religious … Continue reading
Religious Worlds of New York summer institute — Applications due March 1st
Just a few weeks left before the March 1st application deadline for a 2012 NEH Summer Institute for K-12 teachers: Religious Worlds of New York: Teaching the Everyday Life of American Religious Diversity This innovative program will help public, private, … Continue reading
Feb 24-26, International Symposium on Religion, Spirituality and Education for Human Flourishing,Dar Moulay Boubkar, Marrakech, Morocco
This symposium is co-convened by Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for Peace and the UN Alliance of Civilizations ‘Education about Religions and Beliefs’ Project. For a large proportion of the people in the world, spirituality is an important part of being human and … Continue reading
Lecture and Discussion, Feb 13: Equality, Freedom and Religion, Washington, DC, USA
Equality, Freedom, & Religion February 13, 2012 | 04:00PM Berkley Center 3rd floor conference room RSVP required In the light of recent controversies in the US and UK on the conflicts between religious freedom and other human rights, ERB partner … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: Feb. 15, Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education
Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education: An International Journal invites contributions for an upcoming guest edited volume on Migration, Religion, and Education. This special issue invites papers from a diversity of international perspectives and country contexts, and from a variety of … Continue reading
Lecture: Mobility and ‘Dualist’ Heretical Movements in Western and Central Eurasia
Mobility and ‘Dualist’ Heretical Movements in Western and Central Eurasia Monday, February 6, 5:30 – 7pm Religion Department Building, Room 101, Columbia University, New York, USA Yuri Stoyanov – Speaker – School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London … Continue reading
Places of Faith: A Road Trip Across America’s Landscape
David Brigg’s review of Places of Faith: A Road Trip Across America’s Landscape (OUP, 2012) by Christopher Scheitle and Roger Finke underscores the linkage between knowledge about each other’s religions and the lessening of prejudice, as well as the similarities … Continue reading
Children’s Story Time, and Show and Tell about different religions — Omaha, Nebraska
Join ERB partner Project Interfaith (Omaha, Nebraska, this February and March at The Bookworm (8702 Pacific Street, Omaha, Nebraska) for their 5-week series to educate children and families about some of the basic beliefs and holidays of five of the … Continue reading