Gender, Religion and Education in a Chaotic Postmodern World

From the book reviews: "In this multi-author volume, editors Gross, Davies, and Diab take an interdisciplinary approach to the exploration of the interconnectivity of gender, religion, and education in contemporary times. ... This book is interesting and thought provoking. The articles are engaging and well supported. I recommend this compendium to anyone interested in exploring the relationship between gender, religion, and education." (Lisa Davidson, Journal of Education and Christian Belief, Vol. 18 (2), 2014)

• Introduction: Challenging Patriarchy: New Advances in Researching Religious Feminism and Religious Education.- Section I: The Contested Role of Education, Religion and Gender.- 1. Gender, Religion and the Work of Home Schooling.- 2. Women’s Theologies, Women’s Pedagogies: Globalisation, Education and Liberation in Nicaragua.- 3. Gender, Buddhism and Education: Dhamma and Social Transformation within the Thervada Tradition.- 4. Shakti as a Liberatory and Education Force for Hindu Women.- 5. Shame and Borders: The ‘Aisyiyah’s Struggle for Muslim Women’s Education in Indonesia.- 6. The Role of Silencing among Religious Girls in Jewish, Christian-Arab, Muslim and Bedouin Schools in Israel.- Section II.  Religious Education and the Study of Religion.- 7.  Gendering Religion Studies: Reconstructing Religion and Gender Studies in Japan.- 8. The Implications of the Feminization of Theology: Reconstructing Sacred Texts as an Educational Issue.- 9. Religious Education beyond Multireligious Instruction: Pupils and Students’ Reactions to Religions Education in a Context of Diversity.- 10.  ‘Holiness Class: ‘Constructing a Constructive Woman’ in a Zionist Religion Ulpana.- Section III:  Migration and Identity.- 11. Recovering the Voice of Women in Islam: Lessons for Educators and Others.- 12. Germany, Islam and Education: Unveiling the Contested Meaning(s) of the Headscarf.- 13. Palestinian Educated Women: Between Religion and Society.- 14. Defying Religion or Changing through Religion? Shifting Concepts of Religion, Culture and Self for Druze Women Students.- 15. Islam, Education and Gender: Discourses and Practices among Pakistani Diaspora in the UK.- Section IV: Sexuality, Masculinity, the Body and Gendered Space.- 16. The Role of Islam in the Lives of Girls and Women in PhysicalEducation and Sport.- 17.  Homophobic Bullying in Catholic High Schools: Five US Studies in Heterosexism, Authority, Masculinity and Religion.- 18. Teenage Boys and Life Experiences: towards a Theory of Spirituality and Religiosity.- 19. Embodying the Veil: Muslim Women and Gendered Islamophobia in ‘New Times’.- Section V:  Rights, Equality, Secularism.- 20. Learning through Living: Intersections of Religion and Gender.- 21. A World beyond the Veil: Pursuing Gender Equality in Pakistan.- 22. Fundamentalist Religion and Gender: the Case for an Inclusive Secular Education.- Conclusion: Intersections and Drivers of Change in Gender, Religion and Education.- Index.