The Issues of Teaching of Theology in Higher Education Institutions: Europe, Africa and America

Vol. 6, No. 4, 2021, pp. 396–402

[ PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES ]

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Abstract:

The article discusses the topic of theological education in higher education in Russia, Belgium, Great Britain, South Africa and the USA on the examples of studies by scientists from these countries representing various facets and problems of the relationship between theology and religious studies, methodological atheism, taking into account or ignoring personal religious experience in scientific research and teaching religion in secular higher educational institutions of these countries.

Keywords:

religion, theology/theology, pedagogy, secular higher education, USA, UK, South Africa, Belgium, comparative pedagogy

Author:

Oleg Vladislavovich Voskresensky, Master of Theology, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, teacher of the magistracy, Belgorod Orthodox Theological Seminary, Russia, Belgorod

For citation:

Voskresensky O.V. The issues of teaching theology in higher education: Europe, Africa, America // Social Competence. 2021. Vol. 6. No. 4. pp. 396 — 402

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