‘Respect Study’ the treatment of religious difference and otherness: an ethnographic investigation in UK schools

Lundie, D. and Conroy, J. (2015) ‘Respect Study’ the treatment of religious difference and otherness: an ethnographic investigation in UK schools. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 36(3), pp. 274-290. (doi: 10.1080/07256868.2015.1029886)

Abstract

Understanding and appreciating the beliefs and practices of others feature prominently among the aims and purposes of Religious Education in UK schools. Drawing on ethnographic data from the ‘Does RE Work?’ project, this paper presents two conceptions of ‘in/entoleration’ a deliberate process of inculcating tolerance in pedagogy. Entoleration, akin to enculturation, encourages sympathetic and transformative encounter with others’ beliefs. Intoleration, akin to indoctrination, risks eliding both difference and encounter in the service of a predetermined aim of nurturing uncritical tolerance. The former is categorised by pedagogies of encounter with the other as person, while the latter often focuses on externals and strangeness.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: Special Issue: Education about Religions and Worldviews: Promoting Intercultural and Interreligious Understanding in Secular Societies.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Conroy, Professor James and Lundie, Dr David
• Authors: Lundie, D., and Conroy, J.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Creativity Culture and Faith; University Centres > Centre for Internationalisation and Enterprise Research; College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Educational Leadership & Policy
• Journal Name: Journal of Intercultural Studies
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• ISSN: 0725-6868
• ISSN (Online): 1469-9540
• Published Online: 11 May 2015
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2015 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Journal of Intercultural Studies 36(3):274-290
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
45362	1	Does religious education work? An analysis of the aims, practices and models of effectiveness in Religious Education across the UK	James Conroy	Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)	AH/F009135/1	ED - CREATIVITY, CULTURE & FAITH