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Whose Christianity? The influence of a majority culture in Swedish textbooks
University of Gävle, Faculty of Education and Business Studies, Department of Educational sciences, Educational science.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4439-6169
Mälardalens universitet.
Mälardalens universitet.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Education and Business Studies, Department of Humanities, Religious studies.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3543-2925
2025 (English)In: British Journal of Religious Education, ISSN 0141-6200, E-ISSN 1740-7931, Vol. 47, no 2, p. 171-181Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Christian plurality is challenging for a religious education teacher in a classroom of students with different orientations of Christianity, not least due to immigration. As Christianity represents an essential component of the majority culture in many European countries, in this study we examine how it is represented in religious education textbooks used in upper secondary schools in Sweden. The purpose is to examine how liberal Christianity is shaped in the textbooks and the possible implications for educating citizens in a plural society. The selection of books is based on those used by religious education teachers in Sweden. The results show a tendency towards a modernised liberal Christianity, the implications of which are discussed in relation to the significance of religions and worldviews in education for social cohesion.

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Taylor & Francis , 2025. Vol. 47, no 2, p. 171-181
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Christianity; plural society; social cohesion; textbooks
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-44641DOI: 10.1080/01416200.2024.2369283ISI: 001251347300001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-86000427426OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-44641DiVA, id: diva2:1870058
Available from: 2024-06-13 Created: 2024-06-13 Last updated: 2025-03-24Bibliographically approved

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