Religious education and non-affiliation in Belgium and in Germany : Roman-Catholic and Protestant evangelical perspectives

Abstract: Based on the EKD report Religiöse Bildung ansgesichts von Kofessionslosigkeit as well as on the new curriculum for Roman Catholic RE in the Flemish Community (Belgium), the recent recommendations concerning Protestant-Evangelical RE in Germany will be compared with the recent developments in Roman-Catholic RE in Flanders. A brief sociological sketch makes clear that in both contexts, an increasing number of students enrolled in RE are non-affiliated. Taking this into consideration, I will scrutinize how the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium (Flemish Community) as well as the EKD respo... Mehr ...