Religion has returned forcefully both as a subject of academic debate, as a lived reality in contemporary societies and as a renewed challenge for secular systems of governance. The context of education is a field where the accommodation of religious diversity is particularly debated. In a comparative and multidisciplinary perspective, this book offers contributions by prominent law and religion experts on key concepts such as laïcité, discrimination and religious freedom; on national models of State/Church relationships in an educational context and on topical and controversial cases raised in various European jurisdictions.

It is based on a conference organized under the auspices of the Institute of Global Law (Dr Myriam Hunter-Henin, University College London) and Maison française d’Oxford (Prof. Luc Borot, Director MFO) which was held in Oxford, at Maison française d’Oxford, on 8th and 9th October 2010. See: Full programme of the conference and  Audio recordings of papers

Robert Jackson, Professor of Religions and Education, University of Warwick, UK and Professor of Religious Diversity and Education, European Wergeland Centre, Oslo, Norway, was invited to write the Foreword to the book. You are welcome to download his Foreword to the book; an interesting read! 

The book will be available autumn 2011.