Title:
National, international and supranational perspectives on religious education, law and the judiciary: past, present and future
Authors:
Nigel Fancourt
Department of Education, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Published:
British Journal of Religious Education, Volume 44, Issue 4, 26 August 2022
Introduction:
In this editorial, we discuss the past, present and future of research and scholarship on the relationship between religious education, law and the judiciary, through national, international and supranational perspectives. The past is explored through highlighting previously published articles in this journal over eight decades, illustrating some perennial issues and challenges, both in the UK and internationally; it thereby acts as a catalyst for the new scholarship and research in this special issue. The present is explored through a discussion of the papers of this special issue, which range from Colombia to Scotland and from national to international/supranational perspectives, exploring various issues related to religious education, law and the judiciary. We then present broad comments on the future of research and scholarship on the relationship between religious education, law and the judiciary.