ABSTRACT
The Child in the Church springs from the belief ‘that since the l.e.a. school can no longer be expected to carry any more responsibility in principle for Christian nurture than for the nurture of Muslims, Jews or humanists, local churches must accept full responsibility for the Christian nurture of their young’. The distinction between Christian nurture and religious education is not only accepted but welcomed. The central ground - that broadly represented by the Birmingham Syllabus - takes the view that the subject should be religious education, emphasizing both these words. More conservative is Religious Education in State Schools which, ‘while recognizing that non-religious philosophies of life are valid subjects for study in school, would deplore their inclusion in syllabuses of Religious Education’. Resources, timetable provisions, and the supply and training of teachers are increasingly being seen as crucial for religious education.
