Since 2008, elementary and high school students in Quebec have taken a mandatory course aimed at cultivating respect and tolerance for people of different cultures and faiths. But after years of ...

This essay on Richard Miller's Friends and Other Strangers (2016) locates its arguments in the context of how the practice of religious ethics bears upon debates about normativity in the study of ...

Teaching religious culture in secular schools attended by children of multiple faiths, sometimes at odds, is fraught with pitfalls. The government is right to review the 12-year-old Ethics and ...

The Coalition Avenir Québec government plans to abolish the ethics and religious culture (ECR) course currently offered in Quebec schools. Education Minister Jean-François Roberge said he wants to ...

The basic question the Supreme Court must answer is whether Quebec can secularize the teaching of religion within the very walls of a private Catholic school You can save this article by registering ...

French philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778) is said to have stated: “I would rather die misunderstood than spend the rest of my life explaining myself,” though this is also sometimes attributed to William ...

Comparative Religious Ethics critically examines and contrasts the ethical teachings, practices and institutional frameworks of diverse religious traditions. This field not only investigates ...

Canada's top court on Friday rejected an appeal from parents in Quebec who sought the right to keep their children out of an ethics and religious culture program taught in the province's schools. The ...

The Quebec government is launching public consultations over its proposal to overhaul an ethics and religious culture course taught in the province’s schools. Education Minister Jean‑François Roberge ...

(The Conversation) — Anime characters often face challenges that connect to long-standing Buddhist and Shintō teachings. In this course, students look closely at what anime is saying about life. As a ...

It is striking that a course aimed at fostering 'the recognition of others and the pursuit of the common good' has proven so divisive Author of the article: You can save this article by registering ...