MONTREAL/January 12, 2006—
ñ On Tuesday, January 17, Concordia's Peace and Conflict Resolution lecture series will present Education and Religion: Responding to the Conflict. It will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in room H-110 of the Henry F. Hall Building (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West).
Religious pluralism is a reality of contemporary society. In Quebec, as is the case elsewhere in Canada, secularization, religious and cultural pluralism are contributing to the re-structuring of religious education and education about religion. This symposium will consider how education contributes to interfaith initiatives. It will ask questions such as: Should education about religion be formal? informal? private? public? religious? social-scientific? What is the role of public educators? How should religion be taught in public schools? Should private religious schools be required to include courses in their curriculum that examine other religions? Should governments encourage all citizens to learn more about the faith communities within the local/regional/provincial/national social fabric? How can education about religion help bridge conflict?
Dr. Solange Lefebvre, Chaire Religion, culture et sociÈtÈ and Directrice du Centre d'Ètude des religions UniversitÈ de Montrèal (CERUM), will examine the role of public institutions as leaders in responding to religious pluralism. Concordia professors Dr. Richard Foltz (Religion) and Dr. Ayez Naseem (Education), and free-lance writer Harvey Shepherd will respond with presentations that highlight various methods religious communities and public institutions employ to educate the greater society about the diverse issues related to religious pluralism.
For more information contact Dr. Paul Allen at (514) 848-2424, ext. 2492, or visit the site http://peace.concordia.ca.
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Chris Mota
Interim Director, Media Relations
Concordia University
tel: (514) 848-2424, ext. 4884
cell: (514) 952-5556
fax: (514) 848-3383
e-mail: chris.mota@concordia.ca
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Tanya Churchmuch
Senior Media Relations Advisor
Concordia University
