Mediação da disciplina de ensino religioso nas escolas públicas e seus desafios

Abstract

This article seeks to understand the challenges present in mediating the discipline of Religious Education in the school context and the role of the educator in the students' learning process. However, for a better foundation of the theme, a qualitative research was carried out, in order to identify hypotheses for the challenge of the proposed theme. Through bibliographic research, the luggage was built to support this work. Issues related to religious education, with regard to public schools in Brazil, gain space in public debates, and it is a topic of great relevance because it is very controversial, as it deals with a diversity of context, and at the same time of great importance already that the discipline works on essential themes for the integral development of the student, giving balance to the other areas of knowledge. The reality of the schools proposes to us the experience that the practice of religious teaching has an interdisciplinary function. It allows the link between other disciplines and even provides support for them. With real emphasis on the importance of working around content on all religions, encouraging tolerance, empathy and peace in the formation of citizens.Talking about religion in the school context requires a broad view, experiencing the reflection of this practice, after all, it is proposed to dialogue about a diversity of thoughts, beliefs and values, coming from different homes, cultures and experiences. Finally, these were the questions that aimed to research the theme of this article.