Discourses of Religion and Secularism in Religious Education Classrooms

This book answers the question on how students and teachers talk about religion when the mandatory and nonconfessional school subject of Religious Education is on the schedule in the 'world's most secular country' To do this, it analyses discourses of religion as they occur in the classroom practice.

It is based on findings from participant observation of Religious Education lessons in several upper secondary schools in Sweden.

The book discusses different aspects of the role and function of nonconfessional integrative Religious Education in an increasingly pluralistic, multireligious, yet also secularised society, at a general level.

It looks at the religious landscape, different perspectives on school subjects, various models and the development of Religious Education, and discourses of religion of a secularist, spiritual and nationalistic nature.