Mark Chater & Mike Castelli 
We Need to Talk about Religious Education [EPUB ebook] 
Manifestos for the Future of RE

Contributor bios; Foreword – Linda Woodhead MBE, University of Lancaster; Introduction – Mike Castelli, Association of University Lecturers in RE and Mark Chater, Culham St Gabriel’s Trust, Oxford; PART I. Context; 1. Time to Abandon RE: Ditching an Out-of-date Solution to an Out-of-date Problem – Clive Lawton, Former Chair of the Shap Working Party of World Religions in Education; 2. A European Perspective: How Educational Reforms Influence the Place and Image of RE – Peter Schreiner, Comenius-Institut, Germany; 3. Why We Need Legislative Change, and How We Can Get It – Mark Chater; 4. RE and the Knowledge Problem – Richard Kueh, Farmington Institute, Harris Manchester College, Oxford; 5. The Future of Catholic RE – Andrew Lewis, St Bonaventure’s School, London; 6. RE-dressing the Balance – Gillian Georgiou, Diocesan Education Team, Lincoln and Kathryn Wright, Culham St Gabriel’s, Oxford; 7. Towards a Core Integrity for RE – Sushma Sahajpal, Connectar Creative Education, Buckinghamshire; Part II. Futures; 8. Making the Case for More Demanding RE – Mary Myatt, education advisor, Wales; 9. Principles and Procedures for Classroom Dialogue – Mike Castelli; 10. Facing the Strange – Phil Champain, Three Faiths Forum, London; 11. RE as a Safe space for Discussing Unsafe Ideas – Neil Mc Kain, Pipers Corner School, High Wycombe; 12. The Role of Religious Education in Addressing Extremism – Adam Whitlock, Ark Burlington Danes Academy, London; 13. Faith Communities as Stakeholders in RE: A Commitment to Generous Hospitality – Derek Holloway, The Church of England Education Office, London; 14. Does Research Matter in the Religious Education Classroom? – Dawn Cox, Manning Tree High School, Essex; 15. The ‘Digital Turn’: What does RE Teachers’ Online Engagement Mean for RE CPD? – James Robson, Culham St Gabriel’s Trust and Oxford University Department of Education; Index