Dealing with Religion in Education in Post-religious and Post-secular Times

Abstract

In the broad picture, institutionalised education represents the memory of society as well as aspirations for the future. Through educational policy and curricula, certain values and a stock of knowledge are employed in socialisation of new generations of citizens. The aim is to instil in students the qualifications and competencies they need for maintaining and developing the same society in the future. With education being such a key institution, it seems appropriate to assume that the place and role of religion in education tells something important about the role of religion in society. Historically, education used to be a religious enterprise, and then it became secular. The question raised in the title is what the concept of a post-secular society may contribute to the understanding of religion in education.