Religion, Democratic Community, and Education: Two Questions.

This paper examines the mediating role that education plays between religion and democratic community. The paper is situated in the Canadian context and examines this mediation through two questions: First, what is the relationship between religion and education and what is the contribution of this relationship to and within a pluralist society? And, second, do schools have a responsibility in developing a unified model of who the citizen is as a person? Both questions are founded upon the premise that citizens are more than citizens; they are also persons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cet article examine le rôle de médiateur que joue l'éducation entre la religion et de la communauté démocratique. Le document se situe dans le contexte canadien et examine cette médiation à travers deux questions: tout d'abord, quelle est la relation entre la religion et l'éducation et quelle est la contribution de cette relation et à l'intérieur d'une société pluraliste? Et, d'autre part, ne les écoles ont une responsabilité dans l'élaboration d'un modèle unifié de l'identité du citoyen est en tant que personne? Ces deux questions sont fondées sur la prémisse que les citoyens sont plus que les citoyens, ils sont aussi des personnes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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