Every person has a more or less articulated worldview that I define in its most brief form as ＂a view on life＂. That might be a religious view and could be with or without a God-concept, but the religious domain for...Every person has a more or less articulated worldview that I define in its most brief form as ＂a view on life＂. That might be a religious view and could be with or without a God-concept, but the religious domain forms a sub-domain of the embracing domain of worldview. We can make a distinction between organized and personal worldviews. I will argue that pedagogically speaking schools should be aware of the value and relevance of worldview education especially focusing on the development of the students＇ personal worldview as an integral part of their personhood formation （＂Bildung＂）. Worldview and/or religion are part of the public and the social domain, although not undisputed, and that is why I make a plea for worldview education as part of citizenship education. Already in the school as an embryonic society （John Dewey） students should learn to live together with differences and this should also include the ability to recognize differences between worldview/religious. The results of empirical research projects in the Netherlands and also from a European Commission granted project ＂Religion in Education＂ have shown that students really want to learn from and are interested in the worldview of their fellow students. They are also in favor of schools where they can meet a diversity of worldviews among teachers and students. Dialogue and encounter are important to them. So, worldview education as part of citizenship education can foster students to learn to live peacefully together.展开更多
This essay argues that Huntington’s conception of the ‘clash of civilizations’ is closely related to the neo conservative trend in the US, the ideological background of current American foreign policy. According to...This essay argues that Huntington’s conception of the ‘clash of civilizations’ is closely related to the neo conservative trend in the US, the ideological background of current American foreign policy. According to the author, the connection of the Huntington’s thesis to neo conservatism has made itself a self fulfilling prophecy in today’s international affairs——it both predicts and promotes civilization clashes, or their current manifestation in the conflict between the US and the Muslim world. The author further indicates that there are deep roots for the Huntington’s thesis in America’s `civil religion’, or the American tradition of Protestantism.展开更多
文摘Every person has a more or less articulated worldview that I define in its most brief form as ＂a view on life＂. That might be a religious view and could be with or without a God-concept, but the religious domain forms a sub-domain of the embracing domain of worldview. We can make a distinction between organized and personal worldviews. I will argue that pedagogically speaking schools should be aware of the value and relevance of worldview education especially focusing on the development of the students＇ personal worldview as an integral part of their personhood formation （＂Bildung＂）. Worldview and/or religion are part of the public and the social domain, although not undisputed, and that is why I make a plea for worldview education as part of citizenship education. Already in the school as an embryonic society （John Dewey） students should learn to live together with differences and this should also include the ability to recognize differences between worldview/religious. The results of empirical research projects in the Netherlands and also from a European Commission granted project ＂Religion in Education＂ have shown that students really want to learn from and are interested in the worldview of their fellow students. They are also in favor of schools where they can meet a diversity of worldviews among teachers and students. Dialogue and encounter are important to them. So, worldview education as part of citizenship education can foster students to learn to live peacefully together.
文摘This essay argues that Huntington’s conception of the ‘clash of civilizations’ is closely related to the neo conservative trend in the US, the ideological background of current American foreign policy. According to the author, the connection of the Huntington’s thesis to neo conservatism has made itself a self fulfilling prophecy in today’s international affairs——it both predicts and promotes civilization clashes, or their current manifestation in the conflict between the US and the Muslim world. The author further indicates that there are deep roots for the Huntington’s thesis in America’s `civil religion’, or the American tradition of Protestantism.
