Law, Religious Freedoms and Education in Europe

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Contents: Foreword, Robert Jackson Preface, Myriam Hunter-Henin Introduction: religious freedoms in European schools: contrasts and convergence, Myriam Hunter-Henin Part I Key Concepts: LaA-citA(c), Integration, Identity and Discrimination: The classroom as a tolerance lab, Lorenzo Zucca Jewish day schools in France: mapping their Jewish identity proposals, Martine Cohen Having faith in our schools: struggling with definitions of religion, Arif A. Jamal and Farid Panjwani Religious discrimination and schools: the employment of teachers and the public sector duty, Lucy Vickers. Part II National Models: Religion, regionalism and education in the United Kingdom: tales from Wales, Russell Sandberg and Anna Buchanan Religion and education in Northern Ireland: voluntary segregation reflecting historical divisions, Christopher McCrudden The French model: tensions between laA-c and religious allegiances in French state and Catholic schools, Blandine ChA(c)lini-Pont Religious education in a religiously neutral state: the German model, Heinrich de Wall The controversy surrounding the denominational teaching of religion in Spanish state schools, Javier GarcA-a Oliva. Part III Case Studies: The Influence of Religion on Teaching Content and School Ethos: Religious education in Europe in the 21st century, Peter Cumper Religious education and religious liberty: opt-outs and young peoplea (TM)s sense of belonging, Alison Mawhinney, Ulrike Niens, Norman Richardson and Yuko Chiba History textbooks within the framework of the French laA-citA(c), Anna Van den Kerchove Teaching evolution, creationism, and intelligent design in US schools (with some European comparisons), Eric Barendt Beating people is wrong: Campbell and Cosans, Williamson and their aftermath, Frank Cranmer. Part IV Case Studies: Religious Symbols at School: Bracelets, rings and veils: the accommodation of religious symbols in the uniform policies of English schools, Mark Hill A uniform approach to religious discrimination? The position of teachers and other school staff in the UK, Russell Sandberg Of crucifixes and headscarves: religious symbols in German schools, Tobias Lock Index.