Epistemology of Religious Education: from Education to Science, from Science to Education

Authors

  • João Décio Passos PUCSP

Keywords:

Epistemology, Religious Education, Science of Religion, Curriculum, Legitimacy

Abstract

Religious Education was instituted in Brazil due to political decisions which ignores its scientific basis. The successive legislation delegated the decisions of the contents to be taught in the classroom to academic and pedagogic instances, that is, to academic and communities Currently, Religious Education is supported by a legitimate and consolidated discipline, that is, Science of Religion, which can be compared with a flowchart of specializes sciences, whose researches, institutions and applications are relevant both for the academic field and Brazil’s Federal educational system.

Author Biography

João Décio Passos, PUCSP

Mestre em Ciências da Religião pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (1995), mestre em Teologia pelo Instituto São Paulo de Estudos Superiores (2009) e doutor em Ciências Sociais pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (2001). Livre Docente em Teologia pela PUC-SP. Atualmente é professor associado da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo e professor doutor do Instituto Teológico São Paulo

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Published

2015-12-31

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2015): Ensino Religioso: Ciência da Religião aplicada

Section

Seção Temática

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