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Spirituality, Education, and Religion for a Human World

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Redefining Religious Education

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This book’s call for chapters referred to the challenges and opportunities facing humanity, and I want to take these as the starting point in considering the role of spirituality and religion in education. It is clear that the human community is facing unprecedented crises as a result of our accelerating knowledge about the material world.

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  1. Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for Peace, UK

    Sharif István Horthy

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Horthy, S.I. (2014). Spirituality, Education, and Religion for a Human World. In: Gill, S., Thomson, G. (eds) Redefining Religious Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137373892_5

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