FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education

FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education is an international, peer-reviewed publication promoting interdisciplinary scholarship on the use of internationally comparative data for evidence-based and innovative change in educational systems, schools, and classrooms worldwide. FIRE publishes articles, book reviews, research essays and bibliographies three times per year. Some issues are thematic. Except for book reviews and bibliographies, all manuscripts submitted to FIRE are blind peer-reviewed. Theoretical and methodological pluralism is welcomed and encouraged by the journal editor, editorial team, and advisory board. FIRE is indexed in EBSCO's Academic Search Premier, Google Scholar, and ERIC.

Vol 5, No 1 (2019): Religious Identity and Education: A Response to Contemporary Global Pressures

FIRE Special Issue, Guest Editors
W. Y. Alice Chan (McGill University, Canada)
Elena Lisovskaya (Western Michigan University, USA)
Robert Osburn (Wilberforce Academy, USA)

Table of Contents

Introduction to Issue

Religious Identity: A Response to Contemporary Global Pressures
W. Y. Alice Chan, Elena Lisovskaya, Robert Osburn
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Articles

Controlling Religious Knowledge and Education for Countering Religious Extremism – Case study of the Uyghur Muslims in China
Dilmurat Mahmut
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Holocaust Education in Germany: Ensuring relevance and meaning in an increasingly diverse community
Monica Vitale, Rebecca Clothey
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Addressing Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Indigenous Peoples through Religious Literacy and Spirituality: Unexpected pathways to peace education
W. Y. Alice Chan, Harriet Akanmori, Christina Parker
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Teaching Religious Education: The Ethics and Religious Culture Program as Case Study
Sabrina N. Jafralie, Arzina Zaver
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"Spiritual and Moral Education" in Russian Public Schools: Constructing a Neo-traditionalist Identity
Anna Ozhiganova
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A Student-Faculty Collaborative Journey toward Transformative Religious and Secular Worldview Literacy
Ryan S. Gardner
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Book Reviews

BOOK REVIEW: McGill, J. (2016). Religious Identity and Cultural Negotiation: Toward a Theology of Christian Identity. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers. 286 pp. ISBN: 9781498290128
James B. Gerrie
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BOOK REVIEW: Hilton III, J. (Ed.). (2018). Teaching Religion Using Technology in Higher Education. New York, NY: Routledge. 212 pp. ISBN: 9781138087224.
Benjamin Pietro Marcus
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BOOK REVIEW: Sivasubramaniam, M., & Hayhoe, R. (Eds.) (2018). Religion and Education: Comparative and International Perspectives. Oxford: Symposium Books. 388 pp. ISBN: 978-1-910744-01-7.
Annett Graefe-Geusch
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