ABSTRACT
Citizenship has often been regarded by its political and educational proponents to be a
largely secular domain. National and international initiatives in citizenship education have
thus, historically, tended to neglect the role of religion. Explanation for citizenship’s prior
neglect of religion lies with complex historical relationships between religion, politics and
education. Yet one of the increasingly evident changes in the nature and content of citizen
education is a reversal of this trend. This chapter examines national and international
developments in the fields of citizenship and religious education and tries to place these
educational developments into historical and political context.
