Nieteologiczne argumenty na rzecz edukacji religijnej w szkołach publicznych w Polsce [Non-Theological Arguments for Religious Education in Public Schools in Poland]

Kurzfassung/Abstract

The presence of religion classes at school in the debate on the education system rises to the rank of one of the most frequently discussed topics. In Polish postmodern society there are more and more voices that treat religion as a purely private matter. In the ecclesiastical dimension, it is also favored by the phenomenon of pluralism and individualization of religiosity, as well as its gradual deinstitutionalization. In the cultural and social context outlined in this way, the presence of religious education in a school that is neutral in terms of beliefs is not obvious. For this reason, the aim of this article is to deepen the existing arguments for religious education in public schools in Poland and to search for new arguments of a non-theological nature, understandable to non-believers and the religiously indifferent.