Abstract

In this essay I propose a framework to include religious education in public schools with a particular focus on learning about religion, and learning from religious and secular perspectives. I discuss through sociohistorical and philosophical analysis the complexity of education for religious literacy in public schools and how we might solve the possible dilemmas and debates in this regard. I suggest a compromise between theological and scientific arguments with emphasis on the moral aspects of religious and secular worldviews. Also, I criticize the multicultural approach of teaching about religions in public schools, and I suggest education for reflective pluralism which is based on ethical dialogue and philosophical reasoning.