Changing religious education in Hong Kong: Emergence of madrasah learning

Changing religious education in Hong Kong: Emergence of madrasah learning

Religious education in Asia: Spiritual diversity in globalized times

• Ho, Wai Yip The Education University of Hong Kong

• Kennedy, Kerry J. The Education University of Hong Kong
• Lee, Chi Kin John The Education University of Hong Kong

Abingdon, Oxon

Routledge

2020

• P Social Context of Education
  • PF Religion & Education; Philosophy & Education ; Educational Thought

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

This chapter firstly provides a brief historical overview on the transformation of religious education in Hong Kong. Throughout the British colonial era to China's resumption of sovereignty, the role of religion has been largely overlooked in the making of Hong Kong society, with religious education being a marginal academic subject in the formal school curriculum. Nevertheless, this chapter highlights the importance of religious education in Hong Kong society. The importance of the subject matter has been increasingly recognized given its intrinsic value in empowering students' resilience in coping with life challenges and depressing social environments. These are not outcomes that can be provided by the core academic subjects. Lastly, by considering the case of an increasing demand for Islamic education externally and internally, this chapter concludes with a new scenario setting an alternative aspiration for spirituality and religious education in Hong Kong's future. Copyright © 2021 selection and editorial matter, Kerry J. Kennedy and John Chi-Kin Lee; individual chapters, the contributors.

• English

Book Chapters

• 9780367336998

• 10.4324/9780429321351-4

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/a96e91ca

2020-12-10