Religion in Modern Education: Conflict, Economics, and Politics - Paperback

by David Kim (Editor), Melissa Lovell (Editor)

This innovative volume, edited by David W. Kim and Melissa E. Lovell, explores the socio-political intersection of education with religion in modern society. The contributions in Religion in Modern Education: Conflict, Economics, and Politics cover a range of case studies including Christian education, Jewish education, Islamic and Asian religious perspectives, as well as their interaction wiith a variety of ideological and political concerns. Education can be understood as a key site for the production of future citizens, and the role of religion in the education of young people is an issue of considerable discussion and disagreement. This collection approaches the issues of religion and education from multiple disciplinary perspectives, and within varied social and geographic contexts, to improve our understanding of the diversity, complexity and importance of discussions about religion in educational contexts.

Author Biography

David W. Kim, Ph.D. (2009) is Associate Professor of History at Kookmin University, Seoul, and Honorary Lecturer at the Australian National University. Kim has published twelve books and 83 peer-review articles, including Silk Road Footprints: Transnational Transmission of Sacred Thoughts and Historical Legacy (2025).

Melissa E. Lovell, Ph.D. (2012) is Honorary Lecturer at the Center for Social Policy Research and (former) Research Fellow and Convenor of the Freilich Project for the Study of Bigotry, Australian National University. She has published multiple articles, reports, and book chapters across a diversity of critical social policy topics.