ENSINO RELIGIOSO: A IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DA CULTURA DE PAZ EM UMA ESCOLA MUNICIPAL DE FORTALEZA - CE

Abstract

This research explores how Religious Education can promote a Culture of Peace in Elementary School I at a school in Fortaleza-CE. In a world where violence is a global problem, school is seen as a space for promoting peace. However, Brazilian students, especially in public schools, face various types of violence. The research argues that social change is necessary, which can be achieved through education, health, citizen participation and improved quality of life. Religious Education is seen as a powerful curricular component to promote a Culture of Peace. The research seeks to answer the question: how can the Golden Rule be used in Religious Education, helping to implement a Culture of Peace in Elementary School I at a school? of the Fortaleza-CE Education Network? In this sense, it follows the objectives of explaining the concept of Culture of Peace, demonstrating actions that contribute to its development through Brazilian education, presenting the Golden Rule and its relations with Religious Education based on the Sciences of Religions, understanding Religious Education in Fortaleza, its advances and challenges, and present a pedagogical proposal for Religious Education to promote the Culture of Peace. The research is based on bibliographical and documentary studies and collects data from documents that govern Religious Education in Fortaleza, in research on identity of this curricular component in the city and academic works that present pedagogical strategies for the development of a Culture of Peace. The study is mainly based on the Golden Rule, on the historical-critical pedagogy of Dermeval Saviani, on the doctoral thesis by Nathália Martins and on the work by Elisa Rodrigues. The Golden Rule is presented as a valuable didactic-pedagogical strategy to promote empathy and compassion through humanizing Religious Education.