'I am nothing' - Does it matter? a critique of current religious education policy and practice in England on behalf of the silent majority

British Journal of Religious Education

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 155-165

  Rudge, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 42949136767     PISSN: 01416200     EISSN: 17407931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141620980200304     Document Type: Article

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