O papel da escola na defesa da tolerância religiosa na sociedade: o Componente Curricular Ensino Religioso como promotor do respeito

Abstract

The present study aims to identify how the school can act in the defense of religious tolerance in society, and the curricular component of Religious Education is an appropriate instrument to promote respect. It is intended, therefore, to answer the following research question: How can the Curricular Component of Religious Education be useful to provide religious tolerance and the promotion of a culture of peace? As a hypothesis, it is established that Religious Teaching promotes the knowledge of religious plurality and the need to respect it. It is considered a scenario marked by intolerance, disrespect, prejudice and the various forms of violence in the face of a plural context of Brazilian society. Therefore, the present study carried out a bibliographical research, in which materials relevant to the theme in question were selected. As inclusion criteria, articles and doctrines published between 2005 and 2022 were used, in national language and relevant to the theoretical basis of the dissertation. It was concluded that Religious Education, as an area of knowledge, can be used as a useful and appropriate instrument to provide dialogue and respect for the educational context and, consequently, to train citizens capable of understanding that plurality and religious freedom is a fundamental right expressly guaranteed, with respect and tolerance.