Christianity in Turkish religious education

This article aims to examine the presentation of Christianity in terms of selected Turkish textbooks. Particular attention is given to three issues: Jesus, the role of Paul in the development of Christianity, and the Scriptures. These topics are frequently dealt with and emphasized by the textbooks....

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Published in:Islam & Christian Muslim relations 1999-10, Vol.10 (3), p.279-293
Main Author: Kaymakcan, Recep
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Christian Islamic relations
Christianity
Christianity and other religions
Contemporary period
Factors
General subjects
History and sciences of religions
Islam
Muslims
Religion
Religious education
Schools
Secularism
Turkey
Turkish language
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Summary:This article aims to examine the presentation of Christianity in terms of selected Turkish textbooks. Particular attention is given to three issues: Jesus, the role of Paul in the development of Christianity, and the Scriptures. These topics are frequently dealt with and emphasized by the textbooks. Other themes related to Christianity are also mentioned, as well as its visual presentation. Before this examination, in order to provide a background for the presentation of Christianity in the textbooks, the history of religious education and the teaching of non-Islamic religions in schools are briefly investigated. The examination notes the explicit influence of the confessional approach in Turkish religious education. Consistent with this attitude, non-Islamic religions are generally externalized as religions. Thus, Christianity has been treated in terms of an Islamic understanding of religion, and the dominant influence of the Qur'dn and the traditional Islamic viewpoint aboutahl al-kitab (People of the Book) has been observed.
ISSN:0959-6410
1469-9311
DOI:10.1080/09596419908721187