Buchanan, Michael T and Gellel, Adrian-Mario (Ed.). (2015). Global Perspectives on Catholic Religious Education in Schools, Dordrecht : Springer Publishers.

Global Perspectives on Catholic Religious Education in Schools Editors:

Michael T. Buchanan Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia

Adrian-Mario Gellel University of Malta, Malta

Contents 1 Introduction: Contextualising the Catholic Religious Education Project.................................................................... 1 Adrian-Mario Gellel and Michael T. Buchanan Part I Theoretical Foundations 2 The Progression of Religious Education Since the Second Vatican Council as Seen Through Some Church Documents.............. 9 Mario O. D’Souza 3 The Interdisciplinary Imperative of Catholic Religious Education................................................................................. 23 Adrian-Mario Gellel 4 How Much and Which Theology in Religious Education? On the Intimate Place of Theology in the Public Space of the School............................................................................................. 35 Bert Roebben 5 Problem or Paradox: Teaching the Catholic Religion in Catholic Schools................................................................................... 47 Kieran Scott 6 The Aesthetic Dimension of Believing and Learning............................ 61 Stefan Altmeyer 7 Positive Youth Development and Religious Education......................... 73 Chris Hacket Part II Issues Emerging from the Context 8 Leadership Sustainability: Supporting Religious Education Leaders in the School Context.............................................. 91 Michael T. Buchanan

9 “To Thine Own Self Be True”: Respecting Both Religious Diversity and Religious Integrity in Contemporary Australian Early Childhood Religious Education................................ 103 Jan Grajczonek 10 Religious Educators: Championing the Concept of Sustainable Living............................................................................... 115 Shane Lavery 11 Religious Education in Hong Kong Catholic Schools: Past, Present and Future.......................................... 131 Francis Nai Kwok Chan 12 Contemporary Engagements and Challenges for Catholic Religious Education in South East Asia........................... 143 Rito Baring and Rebecca G. Cacho 13 Aren’t They Too Young? The Challenge of Hermeneutical and Interreligious Learning in Catholic Religious Education: A Flemish Perspective..................... 155 Annemie Dillen 14 Addressing Diversity and Individualism: The Contribution of Catholic Religious Education to the Educational Project of Catholic Schools in the Netherlands..................................... 167 Theo van der Zee 15 Catholic Religious Education in Scotland: Bridging the Gap Between Teacher Education and Curriculum Delivery......... 179 Roisín Coll 16 Catholic Religious Education in German Schools: An Ecumenical and Interreligious Perspective..................................... 195 Reinhold Boschki 17 Catholic Religious Education in Schools in Poland: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges....................... 207 Elżbieta Osewska 18 A Theological Reflection on the Catholic Policy on Christian Religious Education in Nigeria......................................... 219 Mary-Chizurum Ugbor 19 Catholic Schools and Religious Education in South Africa................. 233 Paul Faller 20 The Teaching of Religion in Catholic Schools in the United States: One Faith Amidst Competing Ecclesiologies......................................... 245 Ronald J. Nuzzi

21 Religious Education in Canadian Catholic Schools.............................. 257 Richard Rymarz 22 Investigating Hermeneutical Structures in Catholic Religious Education Curriculum from a Canadian Perspective.......................... 269 Margaret Myrtle Power 23 Religious Education in Brazil: An Overview of Pedagogical Developments.................................................................. 281 Sérgio Rogério Azevedo Junqueira 24 Let’s Talk About Teacher Professionalism: The Teaching of Catholic Religion in Chile........................................... 293 Rodrigo Fuentealba Jara and Patricia Imbarack Dagach