Civil Discourse of Religious Knowledge (For Modern Model of Religious Education)

Rumyana Ilcheva Neminska^1,

¹Pedagogical Faculty, Thracian University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

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Rumyana Ilcheva Neminska. Civil Discourse of Religious Knowledge (For Modern Model of Religious Education). American Journal of Educational Research. 2015; 3(12):1496-1503. doi: 10.12691/education-3-12-3

Abstract

The peaceful coexistence of different ethnic groups in Bulgaria is historically justified and is a natural course in public relations. In democratic years Bulgarian education delegate educational rights of every child, regardless of faith and confession. Subjects civic education and religion have their formative role in the development of civic education and religious tolerance. The article examines legal and methodological prerequisites for the development of subjects - civic education and religion as indicators of democracy in Bulgarian schools. Bulgarian democratic changes in school are associated with certain historical events - after the liberation from Ottoman rule in 1878; after the collapse of the communist regime in 1998. In this sense, considered trends in purpose, content and methodology subjects in citizenship and religion. Leading fact in the analysis is that the two school subjects are parallel, concurrent and complementary educational content. They develop or be eliminated in certain democratic or egalitarian departments of the state. Make a comment about the educational and nurturing role of religion and civic education for young people. Provide curriculum for primary education for the development of inter-religious tolerance. It is scientifically proven doctoral thesis "Education for interfaith tolerance (1 - 4 class)."

Keywords:
civic education religion interfaith tolerance

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