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.. to the website of the Association of University Lecturers in Religion and Education

The Association supports the community of academics in the United Kingdom researching and teaching at the interface of religion and education. For more details please see the Mission Statement.

Membership of the association is for anyone involved in lecturing or researching into Religious Education or involved with initial teacher education in Religious Education, primary or secondary. For more details please download a membership application form.

Latest News

  • A National RE celebration is being planned for March 2011 - download poster. The website will be live in March 2010.
  • Key documents for RE: Some key publications have been issued:
    • New Guidance for RE - link
    • New RE Primary Prog. of learning - link
    • Letter from schools minister - link
  • Materials used to Teach about World Religions in Schools in England: This report has now been published - download
  • REDCo book: A new book in the REDCo series "RE Research through a community of practice" - link
  • EFTRE newsletter - Autumn 2009
  • Teaching about Religions in European School Systems – Policy issues and trends
  • Westhill Seminars linking research and RE
  • Resources from Shap
  • BJRE included in SSCI and AHCI
  • Conference 2009 papers and photos see the conferences section
  • A webinar approach to RE and ICT
  • See details of the Waxmann series "Religious Diversity and Education in Europe"
  • Booster Courses in RE

For more on these items and further news see the news pages
The AULRE conference 2010 is open to members and non-members and will be held at the University of East Anglia (UEA). For more details see the conference page.

The Journal of Beliefs & Values maintains a specific interest in the scriptures of the major world faiths, especially their use in teaching within a multi-cultural context, in school, college and university. Particular emphasis is placed on the interface between the theory and practice of religion and education, including research in formative factors like gender, race and religious pluralism. Each edition of the journal will contain four main sections

  • major articles, subject to peer review
  • brief research reports, subject to peer review
  • notes on work in progress, limited to 150 words
  • book reviews

JBV is the official journal of AULRE and members get a discounted subscription as part of their membership.

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