ABSTRACT
Our book is about just that. First the recognition that each school, faith or non-faith, is different in its mission, culture and practices because each is a community of human beings committed to the fostering of learning in ways that will prepare young adults to take their individual place in an increasingly complex and unstable world. How we as a society judge which educational cultures and practices are best suited to this task will ultimately depend on our particular stance towards religion and faith in that society and, in particular, its role in our public spaces. Whether we, as a diverse, plural and multi-faith society, can, or indeed should, reach agreement on this particular issue is a matter for further speculation.
