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The author argues that because all religions are complex entities, there is a need for religious criticism which adheres to adequate standards. He points to human rights as that standard and discusses the internal conflicting principles which emerge from that standard from the perspective of recent experiences in Norway. A self-critical approach towards the difficult learning process in our own religious traditions, the author concludes, helps us to be open to possible new learning experiences. This openness is an important presupposition for dialogue with other religious traditions and their learning experiences when facing modernity.
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Enger, T. (2010). Civilising Religion. In: Engebretson, K., de Souza, M., Durka, G., Gearon, L. (eds) International Handbook of Inter-religious Education. International Handbooks of Religion and Education, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9260-2_10
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