Faith in citizenship? On teaching children to believe in liberal democracy

British Journal of Religious Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-122

  Pike, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Citizenship; Faith; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 61149602532     PISSN: 01416200     EISSN: 17407931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01416200701830947     Document Type: Article

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