Articles by Paul Smalley

Opinion

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Nostalgia and prophecy? RE yesterday and tomorrow

We asked some of RE’s big thinkers to share their thoughts about what RE should carry forward from its recent history and what we should be looking for in the future of the subject. The Editor was strict about...

Published in: Volume 40, Number 2
Tagged: RE, RE yesterday and tomorrow

Last word

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Investment from local authorities in RE: How much?

Paul Smalley, Edge Hill University, NASACRE Executive Assistant.

Published in: Volume 39, Number 1

Theory and practice

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Reflections on The Way Forward: a neo-liberal future for RE in England?

Since the publication of the Commission on RE’s final report (CoRE 2018) in September 2018 there has been much spoken and written about the implications of the report for our subject. Much of this has been around the...

Published in: Volume 37, Number 3
Tagged: Commission of RE

Theory and practice

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Reflections on the progress of developing religiously literate citizens in England

Religious literacy is an important topic and one that has been given considerable attention in recent years. It is, however, an imprecise term depending as it does on the hugely contested concept of religion. Here Paul...

Published in: Volume 36, Number 1
Tagged: Religious literacy

Events and resources

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NASACRE news from the new Chair, Paul Smalley

You may have been expecting to read another piece from David Hampshire here – as was I, until he became the new Assistant Director of the Inter Faith Network for the UK (IFN) in June and therefore had to resign as...

Published in: Volume 34, Number 2

Opinion

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A new settlement for RE?

Reactions to the Commission on RE’s Interim Report We invited short reviews and responses to the CoRE report from some key voices in the RE community. They don’t all agree, and they don’t hold back. Whose views do...

Published in: Volume 35, Number 2
Tagged: Commission of RE