1. TEACHING ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN PLURALISTIC SETTINGS

2. Theological discipline Educational discipline
Is RE a/an…
Theological discipline Educational discipline

3. RE as an educational activity
Why in a secular and plural society should school take the responsibility of the mosques ?
How about the children of those who do not want their kids to study religion ?
Can RE be open to those pupils who have no religious background beside to those who have various religious interpretation of life ?
How RE should be thought ?

4. Re as a theological activity
Re-thinking Islam
Re-construction in religious field
Re-understanding and re-explanation of Islam

5. The Challenge: A worldview approach to Islam
Worldview Framework
Personal/Group Identity
Religious/Cultural Dimensions
Ultimate/Existential Questions
Epistemological/Ontological Categories
Universal/Particular Beliefs, Values & Principles 5

6. Valuable Resource for Religious Education Teachers
Engaging the learner
Invites all to take an active role in determining their own beliefs & values.
Creates a dynamic approach to one’s beliefs & values:
Continuous process of questioning, understanding, reflection, articulation & new questions.
A worldview approach:
Interdisciplinary & comprehensive.
Inclusive of all worldviews.

7. Conclusion Ignorance leads to stereotyping and violence
Education models need to engage the learner
Religions/Islam are dynamic
visions of life and ways of life.
Worldview framework with Socratic approach resulted in considerable growth among project members and students
Worldview approach to Islam (or any religious or secular worldview) is a valuable resource for religious educators/ teachers.