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THEME ISSUE

Religion and Adult Education 3/2015

Broken learning

Interview. Education, indoctrination, brainwash. Elm met with researchers Charlie Winter and Juha Saarinen to discuss learning within ISIS, the jihadist militant organization.  

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Overview: religion and adult education in four corners of Europe

Is adult education in Europe linked with religion and religious institutions?

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A sense of belonging

Stockholm-based Mustafa Al-Sayed Issa found a community in the Muslim study organisation, Ibn Rushd. Now he works there as a volunteer to help Muslims to live as Swedes without losing track of their own background.

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EDITORIAL

Religion and Adult Education

Spirituality and religion are an integral part of the human condition. Religion shares many aspects with learning and education: a search for meaning, knowledge claims, canons and traditions.

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SPOT ON

Lifelong Learning in the battle against extremisms

Radical islamists and far-right nationalists are extreme poles of the same phenomenon: both feel marginalised, argues diversity educator Robin Sclafani. 

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Is education the “religion” of our secular society?

Essay. Education has taken on ‘religious’ features in the secular Nordic societies, argues Professor Geir Skeie. The reasons to this lie in the region's protestant tradition. 

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Workers liberation versus religious faith

Debate. As director of Workers Adult Education in Denmark, John Meinert Jacobsen had “extremely strong reservations” against “Heavenly Days”, a debate festival organised by churches. Elm brought him together with the festival director.

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”Open yet critical” – Learning on a spiritual path

Three voices. A Buddhist, a neo-pagan Druid and a Transcendental Meditation teacher share their learning philosophies.

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“Catholics” and “Protestants” – is German adult education rooted in the Church?

Adult education in Germany is often linked with the Catholic and Protestant churches. This linkage is profoundly influenced by two conditions that are rooted in German society. These are the diversity associated with the autonomy of the states, “Länder”, and the deep, but declining entrenchment of the Christian faiths in society.

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3/2019

Adult Education and Megatrends

What kind of role does adult education have in responding to global megatrends and future challenges?

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THEME ISSUE

2/2019

Adult Education and Sex

Should we find methods and innovative ways to reach out, not only youth but also adults to sexuality education on a pan-European scale?

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1/2019

Adult Education and Validation

Should the full range of knowledge and competences held by an individual be recognised?

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