Projekt wprowadzenia nauczania o religiach we Francji

Abstrakt

The question of the education about religions has been raised since a dozen or so years in France. It has been a subject of numerous debates, inspiring to reflection and respective standpoints. The reason why this subject is needed is a spectacular degradation of religious knowledge. The attendance to religious instruction is falling, parents have become indifferent to religious matters, and secularity among people is increasing. Thus a minimum of knowledge with regard to religion is necessary, so that one could understood the history of France, its current situation, and evaluate many literary or artistic works. Teaching the history of basic religions and religious culture may therefore its respective place in lay education.