Religionslärande som bildningsresa: En kommentar till reviderad kursplan i religionskunskap i Sverige

Abstract

This article discusses the conditions for a widened concept of Religious Education with reference to the revised syllabus for the subject, which, in Sweden, will apply from autumn 2022. Although a discourse where purpose, core content and knowledge requirements continue to expose a narrow concept of subject knowledge, representing an ideology in which assessment and grades act as hegemonic parameters, it is claimed that the revised syllabus in RE offers indications of a broadening and deepening in the field of what teaching on religions, according to the national policy documents, should highlight. These indications are analysed, taking into account how the concept of bildning (Bildung), can be raised in relation to education and teaching. Not least, attention is paid to the meaning and content of a multidimensional form of knowledge in RE. Such attention appears to be well in line with a post-secular strategy for approaching issues on religion, knowledge, meaning and truth.