The philosophical discourse on the question of "how citizens who remain deeply divided on religious, philosophical, and moral doctrines, can still maintain a just and stable democratic society" (John Rawls) corresponds with the discourse in educational science on the question of how a consensus on major objectives of public education and the role of religious education in this context can be reached. Based on this insight, the article sketches some main components of the two recently most influential social theories, those developed by John Rawls and Jürgen Habermas. It is suggested that together they can provide a frame of reference for public religious education (and public religious pedagogy), and concrete consequences for its practice at schools and beyond are indicated.

Enthalten in:
Zeitschrift für Pädagogik und Theologie; 2015/4 der Evangelische Erzieher (2015)

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Serie / Reihe: Zeitschrift für Pädagogik und Theologie

Personen: Pirner, Manfred L.

Schlagwörter: Religionspädagogik Gesellschaft Sozialphilosophie Habermas, Jürgen Rawls, John Öffentliche Theologie