Religious Education in Brazil: the constitution of a disputed field

Authors

  • Raimundo Márcio Mota de Castro Universidade Estadual de Goiás
  • José Maria Baldino PUC de Goiás

Keywords:

School Education. Religious teaching. Religion and education, Education, History of Education.

Abstract

Formed from the deep cultural and educational heritage in the country, Christian religion, particularly Catholicism, sought to guarantee their presence in public space. Under this condition, Religious Education was designed as teaching of doctrines and catechesis within the public school, generating competition in the political field by the defense or denial of this component in public school in tension with the secular State.  At the same time, it generates a dispute in the religious field in completion with different denominations which strive to conquer this field. The present article offers a bibliographical overview of the disputes around Religious Education in Brazil analyzed in accordance Bourdieu’s concept of field as a locus of socio-political struggles.

Author Biographies

Raimundo Márcio Mota de Castro, Universidade Estadual de Goiás

Pós-doutorado em Educação Escolar e Religião na Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (2014), Doutor em Educação pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (2013), Mestre em Educação na Universidade de Uberaba (2009). Professor do Programa de Estudos de Pós-Graduação em Educação, Linguagem e Tecnologias da Universidade Estadual de Goiás.

José Maria Baldino, PUC de Goiás

Doutor em Educação pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho (2002), Mestre em Educação Escolar pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (1991). Professor do Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação – Mestrado e Doutorado – da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás

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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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