Hell : educationally in post-secular societies

dc.contributor.authorFirth, Walter B.
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-11T06:12:00Z
dc.date.available2023-10-11T06:12:00Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-04
dc.description.abstractMany countries around the world, including Australia, have secularism expressed in their identity. However, as these secular nations (as they understand themselves) shift into postsecular societies, it raises questions around the place and content of religious education and instruction in secular settings: particularly in regard to the shadow side of theological views, such as on the matter of hell. Acknowledging the valuable contribution religious education offers by providing a space for children to question and search for meaning, how or indeed should hell be taught to children in public (secular) schools? INTRADISCIPLINARY AND/OR INTERDISCIPLINARY IMPLICATIONS : In the context of the secular and/or non-religious public reflex in society, there is a tension on the place of religious thought in secular educational settings. As scrutiny increases of what, and how, religious material is shared and taught, especially to children, the role and place of hell in this space must be reviewed. This study provides a basis for Practical Theology in post-secular societies, utilising the Australian context, to do so.en_US
dc.description.departmentOld Testament Studiesen_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.ve.org.za/index.php/VEen_US
dc.identifier.citationFirth, W., 2023, ‘Hell: Educationally in post-secular societies’, Verbum et Ecclesia 44(1), a2759. https://doi.org/10.4102/ve.v44i1.2759.en_US
dc.identifier.issn074-7705 (online)
dc.identifier.issn1609-9982 (print)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/ve.v44i1.2759
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/92814
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAOSISen_US
dc.rights© 2023. The Author. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_US
dc.subjectHellen_US
dc.subjectReligious educationen_US
dc.subjectPost-secularen_US
dc.subjectSpiritual abuseen_US
dc.subjectSpiritualityen_US
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-10
dc.subject.otherSDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.titleHell : educationally in post-secular societiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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