Making minority faith (in)visible through religious education: parents' experiences of the identification of their children's Orthodox identity in Finnish public schools

The focus of this article is on parents' experiences with and perceptions of their children's religious education (RE). The data consist of letters from 41 parents of Finnish Orthodox children and youth. In the letters, the parents describe their understanding of minority religious upbring...

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Main Author: Metso, Pekka (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer [2019]
In: Journal of Religious Education
Year: 2019, Volume: 67, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-76
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia
KDF Orthodox Church
RF Christian education; catechetics
Further subjects:B Religious Education
B Religious Minority
B Finland
B Orthodox Christianity
B Identity
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