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Religions in Europe

Introduction

Apart from culture, language and ethnicity, another notable and rather distinguishing factor for categorizing a group of people can be their beliefs or religion. Religion in Europe has experienced dramatic changes as it has been influenced by different ruling empires as well as due to the fact that Europeans had several colonial rules. However, the changes in religion, as a result of the influence of these rules, have been strengthened and emphasized by the education in Europe in the modern era.

The major issues in this research would be determining the influence of education in the changes in religion in Europe as we see today. This paper focuses on the impact of education in changing, blending and shaping the religion of Europe as well as provides an insight into the possibilities of how we see religion in Europe in the near future. We know the past through the subject “History”, which is the only source of information for most people.

The motivational factor in selecting this particular topic is that it is very fascinating to know how things, which existed in a completely different form, have changed over a passage of time. Considering that the past, in this case, is basically the reflection of the mindset, beliefs and opinions of the author of the book being studied, it is justifiable that education is playing a vital role in shaping the way people think of religion in Europe today. The paper presents six articles reviewed to collect relevant and useful information for the purpose of building the research and answering the drafted out research questions below:

What has been the influence of European education system on religion in Europe?

What roles do the books written by historians and documentary films play in building the image of European Religion?

How do you see religion in Europe in future?

Annotated Bibliographies

Schreiner, Peter. “Religious Education in Europe.” Comenius-Institut/Germany, 1997.

Education is an integral component when considering religion and it is vital to provide education for ensuring a thorough understanding of the religious values and beliefs. In this article, Peter Schreiner has described the importance of shaping the relationship between religion and education. He has outlined the work of the Intereuropean Commission on Church and School which works in 20 European countries to; act as a platform for exchange, provide a forum for similar initiatives and provides a platform for dialogue about the topics of religion and education in Europe. Schreiner points out that the ICCS started working in the 1950s, and its key activities are related to organizing conferences in Europe, and initiating work groups and publications. He places emphasis on the fact that Religious Education is given importance and taught as a subject in school in most of European countries. However, the regulations pertaining to education are different.

In most of the countries, inculcation of religious education is considered to be a duty of families and religious communities, and not that of public school. Only some countries give importance to giving religious education ...