Learning About and Learning from Religion. The Pedagogical Theory of Michael Grimmitt

Abstract

Introduction Until the 1970s, the discourse about religious education was largely conducted by and within Christian traditions, inevitably with a theological and ecclesial emphasis. During the twentieth century, however, the progress of globalisation and patterns of migration to western countries meant not only that the cultural composition of these countries changed, but also that they became and continue to become home to a wide variety of religions and cultural expressions of these religions. The religious educators, scholars and academics of Britain led the religious studies movement, that expanded the field of theory in religious education beyond the domination of the Christian traditions, giving it an inter-faith dimension.