Contesting religious boundaries at school: A case from Norway

IF 0.7 0 RELIGION Critical Research on Religion Pub Date : 2021-10-22 DOI:10.1177/20503032211044431

Elise Margrethe Vike Johannessen

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Abstract

This article examines the experiences of Norwegian high school girls with Muslim backgrounds in learning about Islam in religious education (RE). The empirical material consists of observations from a high school class in Norway and interviews with girls in the class. The findings support previous reports that Islam as a topic may be challenging for students with Muslim backgrounds. They also suggest that the RE classroom is a space where religious boundaries can go from blurred to bright as a result of students’ reactions to educational content and its foci on Islam. As many teachers find the topic of Islam potentially controversial and thus challenging to teach, this article offers insights that may help teachers to understand and deal with students’ reactions in the classroom context.

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学校里的宗教界限之争:来自挪威的案例

本文考察了具有穆斯林背景的挪威高中女生在宗教教育中学习伊斯兰教的经历。实证材料包括来自挪威一个高中班的观察和对班上女孩的采访。这些发现支持了之前的报告，即伊斯兰教作为一个话题对穆斯林背景的学生来说可能具有挑战性。他们还认为，由于学生对教育内容的反应及其对伊斯兰教的关注，RE教室是一个宗教界限可能从模糊变为明亮的空间。由于许多教师发现伊斯兰教的话题可能存在争议，因此教学具有挑战性，本文提供的见解可能有助于教师理解和处理学生在课堂环境中的反应。

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Critical Research on Religion RELIGION-

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期刊介绍： Critical Research on Religion is a peer-reviewed, international journal focusing on the development of a critical theoretical framework and its application to research on religion. It provides a common venue for those engaging in critical analysis in theology and religious studies, as well as for those who critically study religion in the other social sciences and humanities such as philosophy, sociology, anthropology, psychology, history, and literature. A critical approach examines religious phenomena according to both their positive and negative impacts. It draws on methods including but not restricted to the critical theory of the Frankfurt School, Marxism, post-structuralism, feminism, psychoanalysis, ideological criticism, post-colonialism, ecocriticism, and queer studies. The journal seeks to enhance an understanding of how religious institutions and religious thought may simultaneously serve as a source of domination and progressive social change. It attempts to understand the role of religion within social and political conflicts. These conflicts are often based on differences of race, class, ethnicity, region, gender, and sexual orientation – all of which are shaped by social, political, and economic inequity. The journal encourages submissions of theoretically guided articles on current issues as well as those with historical interest using a wide range of methodologies including qualitative, quantitative, and archival. It publishes articles, review essays, book reviews, thematic issues, symposia, and interviews.